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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 March 2017

On Wednesday 1 March, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind3.67 GW10%Hydro0.88 GW2%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas19.03 GW50%Coal2.68 GW7%Imports2.94 GW8%Nuclear7.96 GW21%37.1GW AVERAGE10%50%7%8%21%
Price
£52.23/MWh
Day average £52.23
Demand37.1GW
Generation 35.0Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables14%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 March 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 46.8 GW at 18:30. The price £52.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 23:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £38.10/MWh at 04:00 to £122.57/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 54% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.812.1%Wind 3.679.7%Gas 19.0350.1%Hydro 0.882.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9621.0%Coal 2.687.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 35.0avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.8GW · 18:30
Low 26.2 · 04:25Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.0Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
61 Out
6
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 3%Wind 10%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 1 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 March 2017, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Mar
Imported
61GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 13.6 GWh

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