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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 March 2018

On Friday 16 March, demand averaged 37.4 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

37.4GW AVERAGEWind10.59 GW28%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.30 GW3%Solar1.27 GW3%Gas8.78 GW23%Coal7.22 GW19%Imports2.33 GW6%Nuclear6.38 GW17%37.4GW AVERAGE28%23%19%17%
Price
£57.26/MWh
Day average £57.26
Demand37.4GW
Generation 35.8Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables32%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
318g/kWh
0Day average 318300
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Key moments

On Friday 16 March 2018, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 44.4 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 318 g/kWh and the price £57.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 22:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (205 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (369 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.90/MWh at 14:30 to £83.20/MWh at 18:30. 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 1.273.3%Wind 10.5927.8%Gas 8.7823.0%Hydro 0.290.8%Biomass 1.303.4%Nuclear 6.3816.7%Coal 7.2218.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.4avgGeneration 35.8avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.4GW · 18:35
Low 27.4 · 04:25Avg 37.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 35.8Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
45 Out
8
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 16 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 March 2018, Great Britain imported 45 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Mar
Imported
45GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.54GW 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 32.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 11.1 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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