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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 March 2018

On Tuesday 13 March, demand averaged 38.2 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

38.2GW AVERAGEWind2.34 GW6%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.33 GW3%Solar1.28 GW3%Gas15.53 GW40%Coal8.39 GW22%Imports2.75 GW7%Nuclear6.90 GW18%38.2GW AVERAGE40%22%7%18%
Price
£62.86/MWh
Day average £62.86
Demand38.2GW
Generation 36.0Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables10%
Other28%
Carbon intensityVery high
421g/kWh
0Day average 421300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 13 March 2018, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 22%. Demand peaked at 46.5 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 421 g/kWh and the price £62.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (381 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (453 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.08/MWh at 04:00 to £100.84/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 43% 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 1.283.3%Wind 2.346.0%Gas 15.5340.1%Hydro 0.220.6%Biomass 1.333.4%Nuclear 6.9017.8%Coal 8.3921.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.2avgGeneration 36.0avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.5GW · 18:30
Low 27.8 · 04:20Avg 38.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 36.0Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
58 Out
2
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 13 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 13 March 2018, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 13 Mar
Imported
58GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.30GW 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

Average0.03GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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