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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 March 2017

On Thursday 9 March, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind5.42 GW15%Hydro0.81 GW2%Solar1.73 GW5%Gas14.65 GW42%Coal2.60 GW7%Imports2.53 GW7%Nuclear7.53 GW21%34.5GW AVERAGE15%42%7%7%21%
Price
£40.06/MWh
Day average £40.06
Demand34.5GW
Generation 32.7Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables23%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 March 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 43.2 GW at 18:35. The price £40.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 07:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £27.02/MWh at 04:30 to £86.96/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 45% 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 1.734.9%Wind 5.4215.4%Gas 14.6541.5%Hydro 0.812.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5321.3%Coal 2.607.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.2GW · 18:35
Low 24.3 · 04:20Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
52 Out
4
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 9 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 March 2017, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Mar
Imported
52GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.99GW 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

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 14.1 GWh

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