All interconnectors
Sat 4 Mar- Imported
- 75GWh
- Exported
- 1GWh
- Net in
- 73GWh
- Average net flow
- 3.05GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 4 March 2017
On Saturday 4 March, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.
Price
£40.99/MWh
Day average £40.99
Demand32.2GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables20%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Saturday 4 March 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 40.1 GW at 18:20. The price £40.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 02:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £28.27/MWh at 04:30 to £71.89/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.063.2%Wind 4.6714.2%Gas 13.5941.4%Hydro 0.722.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9624.3%Coal 1.364.1%
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Demand 26.7Generation 24.1Transfers 2.5
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Demand 32.2avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 2.9avg
Peak demand40.1GW · 18:20
Low 24.5 · 04:50Avg 32.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports73GWh
In75
Out1
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 4%
Transfers · Sat 4 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 4 March 2017, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.96GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 46.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.14GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 4.9 GWhOut 1.5 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.95GWImporting
-3
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-1
0
1
2
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In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
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1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.20GWPumping
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-1
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1
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Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh
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