All interconnectors
Wed 29 Mar- Imported
- 75GWh
- Exported
- 1GWh
- Net in
- 74GWh
- Average net flow
- 3.09GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 29 March 2017
On Wednesday 29 March, demand averaged 33.7 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.
Price
£39.45/MWh
Day average £39.45
Demand33.7GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables19%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Wednesday 29 March 2017, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 39.7 GW at 20:00. The price £39.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 17:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:30. The wholesale price ranged from £33.74/MWh at 13:30 to £51.54/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.541.6%Wind 5.1415.1%Gas 15.7546.2%Hydro 0.822.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5422.1%Coal 0.972.8%
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Demand 25.0Generation 22.8Transfers 2.2
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Demand 33.7avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 2.9avg
Peak demand39.7GW · 20:00
Low 24.1 · 04:40Avg 33.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports74GWh
In75
Out1
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 3%Wind 17%Solar 2%
Transfers · Wed 29 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Wednesday 29 March 2017, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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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 · ElecLinkAverage1.89GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 45.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.25GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 6.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.96GWImporting
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-1
0
1
2
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In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.18GWPumping
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Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh
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