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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 March 2017

On Sunday 5 March, demand averaged 31.9 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

31.9GW AVERAGEWind4.48 GW14%Hydro0.70 GW2%Solar0.80 GW2%Gas13.46 GW42%Coal1.37 GW4%Imports3.61 GW11%Nuclear7.95 GW25%31.9GW AVERAGE14%42%11%25%
Price
£43.21/MWh
Day average £43.21
Demand31.9GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables18%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 March 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 18:25. The price £43.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 09:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £35.35/MWh at 23:30 to £78.33/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 47% 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 0.802.5%Wind 4.4813.8%Gas 13.4641.6%Hydro 0.702.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9524.5%Coal 1.374.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.9avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 18:25
Low 22.8 · 04:45Avg 31.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
78 Out
0
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 5 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 March 2017, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Mar
Imported
78GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.25GW 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

Average1.96GWImporting

In 46.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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