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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 March 2018

On Saturday 10 March, demand averaged 34.5 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

34.5GW AVERAGEWind7.95 GW23%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass1.36 GW4%Solar0.54 GW2%Gas13.59 GW39%Coal2.13 GW6%Imports2.93 GW8%Nuclear6.31 GW18%34.5GW AVERAGE23%39%8%18%
Price
£49.99/MWh
Day average £49.99
Demand34.5GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables25%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
258g/kWh
0Day average 258300
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Key moments

On Saturday 10 March 2018, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 258 g/kWh and the price £49.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 07:05. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 07:00 (207 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (310 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.14/MWh at 07:00 to £70.62/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 42% 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 0.541.6%Wind 7.9522.7%Gas 13.5938.8%Hydro 0.190.5%Biomass 1.363.9%Nuclear 6.3118.0%Coal 2.136.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.5avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 18:45
Low 26.7 · 04:25Avg 34.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
62 Out
1
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 10 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 10 March 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 10 Mar
Imported
62GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.54GW 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

Average1.49GWImporting

In 35.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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