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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 March 2017

On Monday 6 March, demand averaged 36.1 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

36.1GW AVERAGEWind2.62 GW7%Hydro0.72 GW2%Solar1.22 GW3%Gas18.34 GW50%Coal2.56 GW7%Imports3.42 GW9%Nuclear7.96 GW22%36.1GW AVERAGE7%50%9%22%
Price
£45.73/MWh
Day average £45.73
Demand36.1GW
Generation 33.4Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables12%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 6 March 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 18:30. The price £45.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 10:30. The wholesale price ranged from £34.03/MWh at 03:00 to £105.48/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.223.3%Wind 2.627.1%Gas 18.3449.8%Hydro 0.722.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9621.6%Coal 2.566.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.1avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.6GW · 18:30
Low 24.8 · 04:30Avg 36.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
72 Out
5
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 6 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 March 2017, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Mar
Imported
72GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.79GW 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

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 9.7 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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