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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 15 March 2017

On Wednesday 15 March, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind3.87 GW11%Hydro0.91 GW3%Solar1.71 GW5%Gas14.43 GW42%Coal2.66 GW8%Imports3.21 GW9%Nuclear7.74 GW22%33.9GW AVERAGE11%42%8%9%22%
Price
£38.53/MWh
Day average £38.53
Demand33.9GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables19%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 15 March 2017, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 18:35. The price £38.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £30.69/MWh at 00:00 to £59.68/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 1.715.0%Wind 3.8711.2%Gas 14.4341.8%Hydro 0.912.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7422.4%Coal 2.667.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 18:35
Low 23.7 · 04:20Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
70 Out
7
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 3%Wind 12%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 15 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 15 March 2017, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 15 Mar
Imported
70GWh
Exported
7GWh
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

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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