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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 March 2018

On Sunday 11 March, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind2.50 GW7%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.36 GW4%Solar0.85 GW3%Gas16.45 GW49%Coal3.17 GW9%Imports2.90 GW9%Nuclear6.48 GW19%33.2GW AVERAGE7%49%9%9%19%
Price
£51.10/MWh
Day average £51.10
Demand33.2GW
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables10%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
340g/kWh
0Day average 340300
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Key moments

On Sunday 11 March 2018, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 40.9 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 340 g/kWh and the price £51.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 20:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (291 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (382 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.98/MWh at 08:00 to £69.32/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 53% 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 0.852.5%Wind 2.507.4%Gas 16.4548.5%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 1.364.0%Nuclear 6.4819.1%Coal 3.179.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.9GW · 18:35
Low 25.5 · 04:25Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
62 Out
4
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 11 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 March 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Mar
Imported
62GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.40GW 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

Average1.50GWImporting

In 35.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 3.9 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

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 8.1 GWhPumped 12.8 GWh

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