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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 March 2017

On Tuesday 7 March, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

36.3GW AVERAGEWind3.38 GW9%Hydro0.64 GW2%Solar1.36 GW4%Gas18.32 GW50%Coal2.70 GW7%Imports2.73 GW7%Nuclear7.78 GW21%36.3GW AVERAGE9%50%7%7%21%
Price
£43.91/MWh
Day average £43.91
Demand36.3GW
Generation 34.2Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables15%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 March 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 18:30. The price £43.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £37.43/MWh at 23:00 to £74.71/MWh at 18:30. 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 1.363.7%Wind 3.389.2%Gas 18.3249.6%Hydro 0.641.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7821.1%Coal 2.707.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.3avgGeneration 34.2avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 18:30
Low 25.5 · 04:35Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.2Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
59 Out
5
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 7 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 March 2017, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Mar
Imported
59GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.25GW 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

Average1.54GWImporting

In 37.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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