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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 March 2018

On Monday 12 March, demand averaged 38.1 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

38.1GW AVERAGEWind3.98 GW10%Hydro0.17 GW0%Biomass1.37 GW4%Solar0.40 GW1%Gas18.35 GW47%Coal5.04 GW13%Imports2.86 GW7%Nuclear6.57 GW17%38.1GW AVERAGE10%47%13%7%17%
Price
£55.24/MWh
Day average £55.24
Demand38.1GW
Generation 35.9Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables12%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
360g/kWh
0Day average 360300
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Key moments

On Monday 12 March 2018, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 47.4 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 360 g/kWh and the price £55.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 10:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (287 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (424 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.43/MWh at 04:30 to £77.20/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 51% 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 0.401.0%Wind 3.9810.3%Gas 18.3547.4%Hydro 0.170.4%Biomass 1.373.5%Nuclear 6.5717.0%Coal 5.0413.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.1avgGeneration 35.9avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.4GW · 18:35
Low 25.9 · 04:25Avg 38.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.9Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
60 Out
3
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 0%Wind 11%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 12 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 March 2018, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Mar
Imported
60GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.34GW 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

Average1.47GWImporting

In 35.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 11.5 GWh

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