All interconnectors
Thu 2 Mar- Imported
- 60GWh
- Exported
- 5GWh
- Net in
- 55GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.29GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 March 2017
On Thursday 2 March, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.
Price
£44.93/MWh
Day average £44.93
Demand36.4GW
Generation 34.3Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables28%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Thursday 2 March 2017, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 45.7 GW at 18:35. The price £44.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 12:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £30.61/MWh at 04:30 to £95.86/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.423.8%Wind 8.1521.9%Gas 14.0037.7%Hydro 0.742.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9621.4%Coal 2.095.6%
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Demand 27.8Generation 25.3Transfers 2.4
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Demand 36.4avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers 2.0avg
Peak demand45.7GW · 18:35
Low 26.0 · 04:25Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports55GWh
In60
Out5
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 4%
Transfers · Thu 2 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 2 March 2017, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.36GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
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00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 32.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.05GWExporting
-3
-2
-1
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In 3.8 GWhOut 5.1 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.99GWImporting
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In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.25GWPumping
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Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 13.1 GWh
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