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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 31 March 2017

On Friday 31 March, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind7.04 GW22%Hydro0.82 GW3%Solar1.37 GW4%Gas11.48 GW36%Coal0.78 GW2%Imports2.86 GW9%Nuclear7.55 GW24%31.3GW AVERAGE22%36%9%24%
Price
£33.44/MWh
Day average £33.44
Demand31.3GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables29%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 31 March 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 09:30. The price £33.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 14:00. The wholesale price ranged from £25.23/MWh at 03:30 to £44.26/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 40% 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 1.374.3%Wind 7.0422.1%Gas 11.4836.0%Hydro 0.822.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5523.7%Coal 0.782.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 09:30
Low 21.0 · 03:25Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
65 Out
6
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 3%Wind 24%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 31 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 31 March 2017, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 31 Mar
Imported
65GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.42GW 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

Average1.62GWImporting

In 39.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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