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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 30 March 2024

On Saturday 30 March, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind4.74 GW17%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass1.56 GW6%Solar2.71 GW10%Gas7.13 GW26%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports7.05 GW25%Nuclear4.02 GW14%27.3GW AVERAGE17%10%26%25%14%
Price
£75.75/MWh
Day average £75.75
Demand27.3GW
Generation 20.8Transfers 6.5
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables29%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
132g/kWh
0Day average 132300
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Key moments

On Saturday 30 March 2024, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 31.2 GW at 10:50. Carbon intensity averaged 132 g/kWh and the price £75.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £61.05/MWh at 15:00 to £94.03/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 34% 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 2.719.7%Wind 4.7417.0%Gas 7.1325.6%Hydro 0.491.8%Biomass 1.565.6%Nuclear 4.0214.5%Coal 0.130.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 20.8avgTransfers 6.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.2GW · 10:50
Low 21.6 · 04:45Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain76%of demand
Generation 20.8Transfers 6.5 GW
Net imports159GWh
In
166 Out
7
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 30 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 30 March 2024, Great Britain imported 166 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (76 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 30 Mar
Imported
166GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
159GWh
Average net flow
6.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.17GWImporting

In 76.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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