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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 18 March 2017

On Saturday 18 March, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind7.13 GW23%Hydro1.03 GW3%Solar0.60 GW2%Gas9.97 GW32%Coal1.81 GW6%Imports3.09 GW10%Nuclear7.05 GW23%30.3GW AVERAGE23%32%10%23%
Price
£44.95/MWh
Day average £44.95
Demand30.3GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables29%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 18 March 2017, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 19:00. The price £44.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £32.18/MWh at 03:30 to £77.91/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 36% 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 0.602.0%Wind 7.1323.2%Gas 9.9732.5%Hydro 1.033.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0523.0%Coal 1.815.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 19:00
Low 22.0 · 04:30Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
65 Out
1
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 4%Wind 26%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 18 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 18 March 2017, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 18 Mar
Imported
65GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.67GW 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

Average1.77GWImporting

In 42.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh

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