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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 March 2018

On Tuesday 6 March, demand averaged 40.1 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

40.1GW AVERAGEWind4.43 GW11%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.36 GW3%Solar0.80 GW2%Gas16.84 GW41%Coal5.93 GW15%Imports2.93 GW7%Nuclear8.26 GW20%40.1GW AVERAGE11%41%15%7%20%
Price
£53.46/MWh
Day average £53.46
Demand40.1GW
Generation 37.9Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables13%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
344g/kWh
0Day average 344300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 6 March 2018, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 49.0 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 344 g/kWh and the price £53.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (226 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (431 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.90/MWh at 00:00 to £92.28/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 44% 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 0.802.0%Wind 4.4310.9%Gas 16.8441.3%Hydro 0.250.6%Biomass 1.363.3%Nuclear 8.2620.2%Coal 5.9314.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 40.1avgGeneration 37.9avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand49.0GW · 18:30
Low 29.3 · 04:15Avg 40.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 37.9Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
59 Out
9
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 6 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 March 2018, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Mar
Imported
59GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.10GW 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

Average1.63GWImporting

In 39.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 10.8 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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