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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 March 2017

On Friday 10 March, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind2.98 GW8%Hydro0.80 GW2%Solar0.59 GW2%Gas17.58 GW50%Coal2.45 GW7%Imports3.37 GW10%Nuclear7.34 GW21%34.5GW AVERAGE8%50%10%21%
Price
£44.32/MWh
Day average £44.32
Demand34.5GW
Generation 31.7Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables12%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 10 March 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 18:30. The price £44.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 20:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £31.27/MWh at 04:30 to £84.64/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 0.591.7%Wind 2.988.5%Gas 17.5850.1%Hydro 0.802.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3420.9%Coal 2.457.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 31.7avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 18:30
Low 24.2 · 04:25Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.7Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
71 Out
4
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 3%Wind 9%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 10 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 March 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 Mar
Imported
71GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.80GW 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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 3.6 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

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 10.0 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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