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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 March 2017

On Tuesday 28 March, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind2.37 GW7%Hydro0.82 GW2%Solar1.32 GW4%Gas18.21 GW52%Coal1.28 GW4%Imports3.32 GW10%Nuclear7.44 GW21%34.0GW AVERAGE52%10%21%
Price
£40.99/MWh
Day average £40.99
Demand34.0GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables13%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 March 2017, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 10:30. The price £40.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 22:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 13:00. The wholesale price ranged from £31.29/MWh at 15:30 to £67.18/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 58% 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 1.323.8%Wind 2.376.8%Gas 18.2152.4%Hydro 0.822.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4421.4%Coal 1.283.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 10:30
Low 23.9 · 00:55Avg 34.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
73 Out
7
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 8%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 28 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 March 2017, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Mar
Imported
73GWh
Exported
7GWh
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

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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