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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 March 2018

On Monday 5 March, demand averaged 40.8 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

40.8GW AVERAGEWind4.86 GW12%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass1.42 GW3%Solar0.81 GW2%Gas15.41 GW37%Coal8.36 GW20%Imports2.82 GW7%Nuclear7.67 GW18%40.8GW AVERAGE12%37%20%18%
Price
£55.63/MWh
Day average £55.63
Demand40.8GW
Generation 38.8Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables14%
Other29%
Carbon intensityVery high
392g/kWh
0Day average 392300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 March 2018, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 20%. Demand peaked at 50.3 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 392 g/kWh and the price £55.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (228 g/kWh) and highest at 02:30 (437 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.11/MWh at 23:00 to £69.46/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.811.9%Wind 4.8611.7%Gas 15.4137.0%Hydro 0.280.7%Biomass 1.423.4%Nuclear 7.6718.4%Coal 8.3620.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.8avgGeneration 38.8avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand50.3GW · 18:10
Low 30.0 · 04:25Avg 40.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 38.8Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
61 Out
8
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 2%

Transfers · Mon 5 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 March 2018, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Mar
Imported
61GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.22GW 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

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 12.6 GWh

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