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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 March 2017

On Thursday 23 March, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind6.35 GW18%Hydro0.90 GW3%Solar1.25 GW4%Gas14.36 GW41%Coal2.21 GW6%Imports2.79 GW8%Nuclear7.32 GW21%34.7GW AVERAGE18%41%8%21%
Price
£34.93/MWh
Day average £34.93
Demand34.7GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables24%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 March 2017, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 09:30. The price £34.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 12:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:00. The wholesale price ranged from £29.04/MWh at 04:30 to £42.61/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.253.5%Wind 6.3518.1%Gas 14.3640.8%Hydro 0.902.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3220.8%Coal 2.216.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 09:30
Low 25.1 · 04:25Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
60 Out
3
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 3%Wind 20%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 23 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 March 2017, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Mar
Imported
60GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.41GW 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

Average1.49GWImporting

In 35.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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