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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 March 2017

On Wednesday 22 March, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind6.27 GW17%Hydro0.97 GW3%Solar0.77 GW2%Gas15.99 GW43%Coal2.76 GW7%Imports3.10 GW8%Nuclear7.01 GW19%36.5GW AVERAGE17%43%7%8%19%
Price
£37.14/MWh
Day average £37.14
Demand36.5GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables22%
Other27%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 March 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 18:45. The price £37.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 11:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £31.62/MWh at 03:30 to £51.27/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 47% 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 0.772.1%Wind 6.2717.0%Gas 15.9943.4%Hydro 0.972.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0119.0%Coal 2.767.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.9GW · 18:45
Low 25.3 · 04:25Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
67 Out
0
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 3%Wind 19%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 22 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 March 2017, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Mar
Imported
67GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.81GW 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

Average1.83GWImporting

In 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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