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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 March 2017

On Friday 17 March, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind9.02 GW26%Hydro0.95 GW3%Solar0.84 GW2%Gas10.49 GW31%Coal2.53 GW7%Imports3.38 GW10%Nuclear7.05 GW21%33.9GW AVERAGE26%31%7%10%21%
Price
£43.28/MWh
Day average £43.28
Demand33.9GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables32%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 17 March 2017, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 42.1 GW at 18:35. The price £43.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 22:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 10:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.48/MWh at 04:30 to £61.62/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 34% 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 0.842.5%Wind 9.0226.3%Gas 10.4930.6%Hydro 0.952.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0520.6%Coal 2.537.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.1GW · 18:35
Low 23.3 · 04:25Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
74 Out
0
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 3%Wind 29%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 17 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 17 March 2017, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 17 Mar
Imported
74GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.07GW 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

Average1.87GWImporting

In 44.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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