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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 March 2017

On Thursday 16 March, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind7.28 GW21%Hydro0.75 GW2%Solar0.84 GW2%Gas12.57 GW36%Coal2.52 GW7%Imports3.26 GW9%Nuclear7.51 GW22%34.2GW AVERAGE21%36%7%9%22%
Price
£39.27/MWh
Day average £39.27
Demand34.2GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables26%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 March 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 18:45. The price £39.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 14:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £29.71/MWh at 03:30 to £69.08/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 40% 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 0.842.4%Wind 7.2821.0%Gas 12.5736.2%Hydro 0.752.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5121.6%Coal 2.527.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.3GW · 18:45
Low 23.3 · 03:55Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
71 Out
3
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 16 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 March 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Mar
Imported
71GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW 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

Average0.07GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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