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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 22 March 2024

On Friday 22 March, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind15.94 GW48%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.24 GW4%Solar1.74 GW5%Gas4.02 GW12%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports5.84 GW17%Nuclear4.32 GW13%31.7GW AVERAGE48%12%17%13%
Price
£36.51/MWh
Day average £36.51
Demand31.7GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables54%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
61g/kWh
0Day average 61300
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Key moments

On Friday 22 March 2024, wind supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 61 g/kWh and the price £36.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (43 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (88 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£2.31/MWh at 01:30 to £79.41/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.745.2%Wind 15.9447.5%Gas 4.0212.0%Hydro 0.341.0%Biomass 1.243.7%Nuclear 4.3212.9%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 12:00
Low 22.6 · 03:45Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports98GWh
In
135 Out
36
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 58%Solar 6%

Transfers · Fri 22 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 22 March 2024, Great Britain imported 135 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (91 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 22 Mar
Imported
135GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
98GWh
Average net flow
4.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.32GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.78GWImporting

In 90.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 11.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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