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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 March 2024

On Thursday 28 March, demand averaged 32.9 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

32.9GW AVERAGEWind15.25 GW44%Hydro0.49 GW1%Biomass1.44 GW4%Solar1.46 GW4%Gas3.91 GW11%Coal0.17 GW1%Imports7.61 GW22%Nuclear4.20 GW12%32.9GW AVERAGE44%11%22%12%
Price
£69.19/MWh
Day average £69.19
Demand32.9GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 6.0
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables50%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
63g/kWh
0Day average 63300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 March 2024, wind supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 13:45. Carbon intensity averaged 63 g/kWh and the price £69.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.0 GW at 08:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:00 (38 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (104 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.54/MWh at 07:00 to £90.51/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 57% 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 1.464.2%Wind 15.2544.2%Gas 3.9111.3%Hydro 0.491.4%Biomass 1.444.2%Nuclear 4.2012.2%Coal 0.170.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.9avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 6.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 13:45
Low 24.2 · 04:30Avg 32.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 6.0 GW
Net imports147GWh
In
175 Out
28
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 57%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 28 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 March 2024, Great Britain imported 175 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (91 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 Mar
Imported
175GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
147GWh
Average net flow
6.11GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.77GWImporting

In 90.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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