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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 March 2018

On Thursday 15 March, demand averaged 38.1 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

38.1GW AVERAGEWind11.01 GW28%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.33 GW3%Solar0.75 GW2%Gas9.75 GW25%Coal6.24 GW16%Imports2.37 GW6%Nuclear7.08 GW18%38.1GW AVERAGE28%25%16%18%
Price
£54.31/MWh
Day average £54.31
Demand38.1GW
Generation 36.4Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables31%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
291g/kWh
0Day average 291300
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 March 2018, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 291 g/kWh and the price £54.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.4 GW at 08:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (202 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (358 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.27/MWh at 03:30 to £80.23/MWh at 19:00. 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 0.751.9%Wind 11.0128.4%Gas 9.7525.1%Hydro 0.270.7%Biomass 1.333.4%Nuclear 7.0818.2%Coal 6.2416.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.1avgGeneration 36.4avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 18:35
Low 27.1 · 04:15Avg 38.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 36.4Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports43GWh
In
48 Out
5
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 15 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 March 2018, Great Britain imported 48 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Mar
Imported
48GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
43GWh
Average net flow
1.78GW 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

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 11.3 GWh

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