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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 March 2017

On Tuesday 14 March, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind7.29 GW21%Hydro0.69 GW2%Solar0.94 GW3%Gas12.23 GW35%Coal2.83 GW8%Imports3.02 GW9%Nuclear7.54 GW22%33.9GW AVERAGE21%35%8%9%22%
Price
£38.19/MWh
Day average £38.19
Demand33.9GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables26%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 March 2017, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 43.1 GW at 18:35. The price £38.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £29.38/MWh at 04:00 to £68.98/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 39% 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 0.942.7%Wind 7.2921.1%Gas 12.2335.4%Hydro 0.692.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5421.8%Coal 2.838.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.1GW · 18:35
Low 23.3 · 04:15Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
65 Out
5
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 14 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 March 2017, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 Mar
Imported
65GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.49GW 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

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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