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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 23 March 2024

On Saturday 23 March, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 66%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind18.87 GW58%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass0.36 GW1%Solar2.22 GW7%Gas2.66 GW8%Imports3.86 GW12%Nuclear4.35 GW13%30.0GW AVERAGE58%8%12%13%
Price
£13.23/MWh
Day average £13.23
Demand30.0GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables66%
Other26%
Carbon intensityLow
39g/kWh
0Day average 39300
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Key moments

On Saturday 23 March 2024, wind supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 39 g/kWh and the price £13.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.0 GW at 08:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:30 (28 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (53 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£16.27/MWh at 09:00 to £71.57/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 10 hours. Wind made 65% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.226.8%Wind 18.8757.8%Gas 2.668.1%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 0.361.1%Nuclear 4.3513.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 19:05
Low 23.0 · 04:50Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
84 Out
50
Zero-carbon share90%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 65%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 23 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 23 March 2024, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 23 Mar
Imported
84GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.27GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.54GWImporting

In 61.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 10.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.49GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 9.0 GWhPumped 13.3 GWh

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