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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 March 2024

On Monday 25 March, demand averaged 32.6 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

32.6GW AVERAGEWind8.13 GW24%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass1.56 GW5%Solar1.02 GW3%Gas10.51 GW31%Coal0.36 GW1%Imports7.16 GW21%Nuclear4.41 GW13%32.6GW AVERAGE24%31%21%13%
Price
£71.58/MWh
Day average £71.58
Demand32.6GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 5.9
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables29%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
149g/kWh
0Day average 149300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 March 2024, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 11:40. Carbon intensity averaged 149 g/kWh and the price £71.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 11:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (87 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £53.33/MWh at 03:30 to £107.81/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.023.0%Wind 8.1324.1%Gas 10.5131.1%Hydro 0.621.8%Biomass 1.564.6%Nuclear 4.4113.1%Coal 0.361.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.6avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 5.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 11:40
Low 22.7 · 04:00Avg 32.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 5.9 GW
Net imports142GWh
In
166 Out
25
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 31%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 25 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 March 2024, Great Britain imported 166 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (92 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Mar
Imported
166GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
142GWh
Average net flow
5.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.83GWImporting

In 92.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.70GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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