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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 March 2017

On Friday 24 March, demand averaged 34.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

34.3GW AVERAGEWind4.35 GW12%Hydro1.02 GW3%Solar1.57 GW5%Gas15.10 GW43%Coal2.09 GW6%Imports3.45 GW10%Nuclear7.34 GW21%34.3GW AVERAGE12%43%10%21%
Price
£55.36/MWh
Day average £55.36
Demand34.3GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables20%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 24 March 2017, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 19:00. The price £55.36/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.24/MWh at 06:30 to £143.80/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.574.5%Wind 4.3512.4%Gas 15.1043.3%Hydro 1.022.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3421.0%Coal 2.096.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.3avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.7GW · 19:00
Low 24.5 · 04:20Avg 34.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
70 Out
5
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 3%Wind 14%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 24 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 March 2017, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Mar
Imported
70GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.71GW 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

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 13.0 GWhPumped 10.2 GWh

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