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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 14 March 2018

On Wednesday 14 March, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

38.0GW AVERAGEWind10.82 GW28%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass1.34 GW3%Solar1.20 GW3%Gas8.50 GW22%Coal6.77 GW18%Imports2.59 GW7%Nuclear7.14 GW19%38.0GW AVERAGE28%22%18%19%
Price
£50.77/MWh
Day average £50.77
Demand38.0GW
Generation 36.0Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables32%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
311g/kWh
0Day average 311300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 14 March 2018, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 311 g/kWh and the price £50.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (210 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (378 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.00/MWh at 23:00 to £71.81/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 30% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 19% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.203.1%Wind 10.8228.1%Gas 8.5022.1%Hydro 0.190.5%Biomass 1.343.5%Nuclear 7.1418.5%Coal 6.7717.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.0avgGeneration 36.0avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 18:35
Low 27.6 · 04:25Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 36.0Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
56 Out
1
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 14 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 14 March 2018, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 14 Mar
Imported
56GWh
Exported
1GWh
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 35.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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