All interconnectors
Sun 26 Mar- Imported
- 76GWh
- Exported
- 0GWh
- Net in
- 76GWh
- Average net flow
- 3.30GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 March 2017
On Sunday 26 March, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.
Price
£37.72/MWh
Day average £37.72
Demand28.8GW
Generation 25.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables21%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Sunday 26 March 2017, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 35.2 GW at 20:05. The price £37.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 20:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £30.54/MWh at 15:00 to £67.64/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.267.7%Wind 3.1210.6%Gas 11.6039.6%Hydro 0.913.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2924.9%Coal 0.602.0%
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£33.18
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Demand 23.9Generation 21.3Transfers 2.6
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Demand 28.8avgGeneration 25.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
Peak demand35.2GW · 20:05
Low 22.4 · 05:35Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports76GWh
In76
Out0
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 4%Wind 12%Solar 9%
Transfers · Sun 26 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 26 March 2017, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.99GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 45.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.31GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 7.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage1.00GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.30GWPumping
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 12.0 GWh
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