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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 March 2018

On Saturday 3 March, demand averaged 40.3 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

40.3GW AVERAGEWind9.55 GW23%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.42 GW3%Solar0.38 GW1%Gas8.82 GW22%Coal10.11 GW25%Imports3.24 GW8%Nuclear7.10 GW17%40.3GW AVERAGE23%22%25%8%17%
Price
£74.06/MWh
Day average £74.06
Demand40.3GW
Generation 37.7Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables25%
Other29%
Carbon intensityVery high
377g/kWh
0Day average 377300
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 March 2018, coal supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 48.2 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 377 g/kWh and the price £74.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 07:30 (355 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (392 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.48/MWh at 21:00 to £109.82/MWh at 11:00. Coal made 27% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 6% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.380.9%Wind 9.5523.3%Gas 8.8221.5%Hydro 0.330.8%Biomass 1.423.5%Nuclear 7.1017.3%Coal 10.1124.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.3avgGeneration 37.7avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand48.2GW · 18:25
Low 32.2 · 04:45Avg 40.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 37.7Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
70 Out
2
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 3 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 March 2018, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Mar
Imported
70GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.84GW 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

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.31GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 15.0 GWh

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