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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 18 March 2018

On Sunday 18 March, demand averaged 38.1 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

38.1GW AVERAGEWind13.39 GW35%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.81 GW5%Solar0.16 GW0%Gas7.94 GW21%Coal5.68 GW15%Imports2.59 GW7%Nuclear6.76 GW18%38.1GW AVERAGE35%21%15%18%
Price
£55.92/MWh
Day average £55.92
Demand38.1GW
Generation 36.0Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables36%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
263g/kWh
0Day average 263300
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Key moments

On Sunday 18 March 2018, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 46.9 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 263 g/kWh and the price £55.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 12:10. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 07:00 (203 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (320 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.77/MWh at 00:00 to £74.11/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 37% 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 0.160.4%Wind 13.3934.7%Gas 7.9420.6%Hydro 0.220.6%Biomass 1.814.7%Nuclear 6.7617.5%Coal 5.6814.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.1avgGeneration 36.0avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.9GW · 18:35
Low 29.1 · 05:00Avg 38.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 36.0Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
55 Out
1
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 0%

Transfers · Sun 18 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 18 March 2018, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 18 Mar
Imported
55GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.26GW 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

Average1.29GWImporting

In 31.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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