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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 March 2018

On Saturday 17 March, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind14.29 GW38%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.50 GW4%Solar0.76 GW2%Gas7.50 GW20%Coal4.78 GW13%Imports2.53 GW7%Nuclear6.50 GW17%37.5GW AVERAGE38%20%13%17%
Price
£48.39/MWh
Day average £48.39
Demand37.5GW
Generation 35.6Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables40%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
242g/kWh
0Day average 242300
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 March 2018, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 45.5 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 242 g/kWh and the price £48.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 11:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (191 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (299 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.05/MWh at 23:30 to £71.35/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 40% 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 0.762.0%Wind 14.2937.5%Gas 7.5019.7%Hydro 0.230.6%Biomass 1.503.9%Nuclear 6.5017.1%Coal 4.7812.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 35.6avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.5GW · 12:10
Low 27.1 · 04:50Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 35.6Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
54 Out
2
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 17 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 March 2018, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Mar
Imported
54GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.17GW 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

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 12.7 GWh

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