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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 29 March 2024

On Friday 29 March, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind10.13 GW34%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass1.37 GW5%Solar2.14 GW7%Gas4.69 GW16%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports7.11 GW24%Nuclear4.02 GW13%28.9GW AVERAGE34%7%16%24%13%
Price
£77.34/MWh
Day average £77.34
Demand28.9GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 5.8
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables42%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
94g/kWh
0Day average 94300
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Key moments

On Friday 29 March 2024, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 11:10. Carbon intensity averaged 94 g/kWh and the price £77.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (145 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £62.42/MWh at 14:30 to £104.31/MWh at 18:30. 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 2.147.1%Wind 10.1333.6%Gas 4.6915.5%Hydro 0.511.7%Biomass 1.374.5%Nuclear 4.0213.3%Coal 0.210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 5.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 11:10
Low 23.0 · 04:45Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 5.8 GW
Net imports138GWh
In
163 Out
24
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 9%

Transfers · Fri 29 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 29 March 2024, Great Britain imported 163 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (75 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 29 Mar
Imported
163GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
138GWh
Average net flow
5.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.14GWImporting

In 75.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.97GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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