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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 March 2017

On Sunday 12 March, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

29.8GW AVERAGEWind2.28 GW8%Hydro0.76 GW3%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas14.71 GW48%Coal1.04 GW3%Imports3.58 GW12%Nuclear7.29 GW24%29.8GW AVERAGE8%48%12%24%
Price
£39.14/MWh
Day average £39.14
Demand29.8GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables12%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 March 2017, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 18:45. The price £39.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 19:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £33.86/MWh at 23:30 to £63.22/MWh at 19:00. 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 0.702.3%Wind 2.287.5%Gas 14.7148.4%Hydro 0.762.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2924.0%Coal 1.043.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.8avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 18:45
Low 21.4 · 04:40Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
80 Out
2
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 3%Wind 9%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 12 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 March 2017, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 Mar
Imported
80GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.24GW 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

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 12.0 GWh

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