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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 March 2017

On Saturday 11 March, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind2.07 GW7%Hydro0.75 GW2%Solar0.71 GW2%Gas15.37 GW50%Coal1.20 GW4%Imports3.54 GW11%Nuclear7.28 GW24%30.5GW AVERAGE50%11%24%
Price
£41.39/MWh
Day average £41.39
Demand30.5GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables11%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 March 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 18:25. The price £41.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 02:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £34.99/MWh at 04:30 to £76.23/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 56% 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 0.712.3%Wind 2.076.7%Gas 15.3749.7%Hydro 0.752.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2823.5%Coal 1.203.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 18:25
Low 22.6 · 04:25Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
77 Out
1
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 3%Wind 8%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 11 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 March 2017, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Mar
Imported
77GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.17GW 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

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 1.4 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

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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