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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 March 2017

On Wednesday 8 March, demand averaged 35.6 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

35.6GW AVERAGEWind7.13 GW20%Hydro0.70 GW2%Solar0.75 GW2%Gas14.23 GW39%Coal2.60 GW7%Imports3.22 GW9%Nuclear7.71 GW21%35.6GW AVERAGE20%39%7%9%21%
Price
£41.80/MWh
Day average £41.80
Demand35.6GW
Generation 33.1Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables24%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 March 2017, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 18:30. The price £41.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £29.96/MWh at 23:30 to £70.25/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 43% 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 0.752.1%Wind 7.1319.6%Gas 14.2339.2%Hydro 0.701.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7121.2%Coal 2.607.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.6avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 18:30
Low 24.9 · 04:15Avg 35.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
70 Out
7
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 8 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 March 2017, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Mar
Imported
70GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.64GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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