All interconnectors
Mon 27 Mar- Imported
- 74GWh
- Exported
- 5GWh
- Net in
- 69GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.89GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 March 2017
On Monday 27 March, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.
Price
£44.99/MWh
Day average £44.99
Demand33.4GW
Generation 30.5Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables13%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Monday 27 March 2017, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 40.2 GW at 12:30. The price £44.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £31.57/MWh at 01:30 to £74.79/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 57% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.604.7%Wind 1.775.2%Gas 17.2650.7%Hydro 0.902.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.3021.4%Coal 1.705.0%
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£39.32
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Demand 25.1Generation 23.6Transfers 1.6
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Demand 33.4avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers 2.9avg
Peak demand40.2GW · 12:30
Low 22.7 · 00:50Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports69GWh
In74
Out5
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 6%Solar 5%
Transfers · Mon 27 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 27 March 2017, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.98GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 47.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.04GWExporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 4.0 GWhOut 5.1 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.95GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.03GWPumping
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 9.8 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh
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