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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 March 2017

On Monday 13 March, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind4.95 GW14%Hydro0.75 GW2%Solar1.59 GW5%Gas14.42 GW42%Coal2.21 GW6%Imports3.20 GW9%Nuclear7.41 GW21%33.9GW AVERAGE14%42%9%21%
Price
£38.56/MWh
Day average £38.56
Demand33.9GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables21%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 13 March 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 18:45. The price £38.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 07:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £29.46/MWh at 04:30 to £67.35/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 46% 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 1.594.6%Wind 4.9514.3%Gas 14.4241.8%Hydro 0.752.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4121.4%Coal 2.216.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 18:45
Low 22.8 · 03:50Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
70 Out
6
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 13 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 March 2017, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Mar
Imported
70GWh
Exported
6GWh
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

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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