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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 March 2024

On Sunday 24 March, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind11.15 GW36%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass0.91 GW3%Solar2.37 GW8%Gas5.78 GW19%Coal0.14 GW0%Imports5.76 GW19%Nuclear4.36 GW14%29.1GW AVERAGE36%8%19%19%14%
Price
£41.40/MWh
Day average £41.40
Demand29.1GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables45%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
98g/kWh
0Day average 98300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 March 2024, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 98 g/kWh and the price £41.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:00 (42 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£14.16/MWh at 08:00 to £99.89/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 8 hours. Wind made 44% 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 2.377.6%Wind 11.1535.9%Gas 5.7818.6%Hydro 0.571.9%Biomass 0.912.9%Nuclear 4.3614.0%Coal 0.140.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 17:25
Low 22.4 · 05:35Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
131 Out
35
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 24 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 March 2024, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Mar
Imported
131GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
3.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.96GWImporting

In 71.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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