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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 March 2017

On Thursday 30 March, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind6.22 GW19%Hydro0.84 GW3%Solar1.43 GW4%Gas12.60 GW38%Coal0.92 GW3%Imports3.17 GW10%Nuclear7.56 GW23%32.3GW AVERAGE19%38%10%23%
Price
£37.52/MWh
Day average £37.52
Demand32.3GW
Generation 29.6Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables26%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 30 March 2017, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 12:00. The price £37.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 07:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £31.95/MWh at 05:00 to £68.47/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 43% 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 1.434.4%Wind 6.2219.0%Gas 12.6038.5%Hydro 0.842.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5623.1%Coal 0.922.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 12:00
Low 23.0 · 04:25Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
70 Out
1
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 3%Wind 21%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 30 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 30 March 2017, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 30 Mar
Imported
70GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.87GW 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

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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