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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 March 2017

On Sunday 19 March, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind9.27 GW31%Hydro0.96 GW3%Solar0.81 GW3%Gas8.02 GW27%Coal1.60 GW5%Imports2.46 GW8%Nuclear6.95 GW23%29.3GW AVERAGE31%27%8%23%
Price
£38.78/MWh
Day average £38.78
Demand29.3GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables37%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 March 2017, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 18:50. The price £38.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 13:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £14.24/MWh at 04:30 to £75.80/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.812.7%Wind 9.2730.8%Gas 8.0226.7%Hydro 0.963.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9523.1%Coal 1.605.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 18:50
Low 21.0 · 04:55Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports45GWh
In
51 Out
6
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 3%Wind 34%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 19 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 March 2017, Great Britain imported 51 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Mar
Imported
51GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
45GWh
Average net flow
1.87GW 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

Average1.43GWImporting

In 34.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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