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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 March 2018

On Thursday 8 March, demand averaged 39.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

39.4GW AVERAGEWind5.76 GW14%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.36 GW3%Solar1.35 GW3%Gas17.84 GW44%Coal3.94 GW10%Imports2.88 GW7%Nuclear6.77 GW17%39.4GW AVERAGE14%44%10%7%17%
Price
£52.94/MWh
Day average £52.94
Demand39.4GW
Generation 37.2Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables18%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
316g/kWh
0Day average 316300
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 March 2018, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 47.6 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 316 g/kWh and the price £52.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 14:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (269 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (384 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.61/MWh at 00:00 to £90.46/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 48% 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 1.353.4%Wind 5.7614.4%Gas 17.8444.5%Hydro 0.220.5%Biomass 1.363.4%Nuclear 6.7716.9%Coal 3.949.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 39.4avgGeneration 37.2avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.6GW · 18:35
Low 29.2 · 04:25Avg 39.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 37.2Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
61 Out
6
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 8 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 March 2018, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Mar
Imported
61GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.31GW 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

Average1.46GWImporting

In 35.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh

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