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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 27 March 2024

On Wednesday 27 March, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind14.24 GW41%Hydro0.48 GW1%Biomass1.87 GW5%Solar1.80 GW5%Gas5.03 GW15%Coal0.34 GW1%Imports6.31 GW18%Nuclear4.54 GW13%32.9GW AVERAGE41%15%18%13%
Price
£65.35/MWh
Day average £65.35
Demand32.9GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables48%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
79g/kWh
0Day average 79300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 27 March 2024, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 79 g/kWh and the price £65.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 08:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (132 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.76/MWh at 04:30 to £87.02/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 50% 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 1.805.2%Wind 14.2441.1%Gas 5.0314.5%Hydro 0.481.4%Biomass 1.875.4%Nuclear 4.5413.1%Coal 0.341.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 19:05
Low 24.1 · 05:05Avg 32.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports113GWh
In
143 Out
30
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 50%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 27 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 27 March 2024, Great Britain imported 143 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 27 Mar
Imported
143GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
113GWh
Average net flow
4.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.32GWImporting

In 79.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWExporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.25GWImporting

In 30.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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