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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 March 2017

On Monday 20 March, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind9.34 GW27%Hydro0.86 GW2%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas11.39 GW33%Coal2.43 GW7%Imports3.09 GW9%Nuclear6.82 GW20%34.1GW AVERAGE27%33%7%9%20%
Price
£37.82/MWh
Day average £37.82
Demand34.1GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables31%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 20 March 2017, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 18:45. The price £37.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 15:00. The wholesale price ranged from £25.91/MWh at 04:30 to £47.67/MWh at 12:00. 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 0.702.0%Wind 9.3427.0%Gas 11.3932.9%Hydro 0.862.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.8219.7%Coal 2.437.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 18:45
Low 22.1 · 03:55Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
66 Out
2
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 3%Wind 30%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 20 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 March 2017, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 Mar
Imported
66GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.69GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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