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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 31 March 2024

On Sunday 31 March, demand averaged 27.2 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

27.2GW AVERAGEWind8.24 GW30%Hydro0.47 GW2%Biomass1.58 GW6%Solar1.58 GW6%Gas5.08 GW18%Coal0.32 GW1%Imports6.30 GW23%Nuclear4.19 GW15%27.2GW AVERAGE30%18%23%15%
Price
£60.58/MWh
Day average £60.58
Demand27.2GW
Generation 21.5Transfers 5.8
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables37%
Other43%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
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Key moments

On Sunday 31 March 2024, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 13:25. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £60.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.3 GW at 20:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (150 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.38/MWh at 23:30 to £81.48/MWh at 03:30. Wind made 38% 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 1.585.7%Wind 8.2429.7%Gas 5.0818.3%Hydro 0.471.7%Biomass 1.585.7%Nuclear 4.1915.1%Coal 0.321.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.2avgGeneration 21.5avgTransfers 5.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 13:25
Low 21.0 · 04:55Avg 27.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 21.5Transfers 5.8 GW
Net imports135GWh
In
143 Out
8
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 31 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 31 March 2024, Great Britain imported 143 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 31 Mar
Imported
143GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
135GWh
Average net flow
5.86GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.10GWImporting

In 71.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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