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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 March 2024

On Tuesday 26 March, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind7.23 GW22%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass2.02 GW6%Solar1.72 GW5%Gas9.52 GW29%Coal0.63 GW2%Imports7.08 GW21%Nuclear4.42 GW13%32.2GW AVERAGE22%29%21%13%
Price
£71.26/MWh
Day average £71.26
Demand32.2GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 6.1
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables29%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 March 2024, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £71.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (65 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (205 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.86/MWh at 22:30 to £98.03/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 36% 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 1.725.2%Wind 7.2321.8%Gas 9.5228.7%Hydro 0.571.7%Biomass 2.026.1%Nuclear 4.4213.3%Coal 0.631.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 6.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 19:05
Low 23.7 · 04:05Avg 32.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 6.1 GW
Net imports145GWh
In
163 Out
18
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 26 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 March 2024, Great Britain imported 163 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 Mar
Imported
163GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
145GWh
Average net flow
6.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.38GWImporting

In 81.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.34GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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