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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 March 2018

On Monday 19 March, demand averaged 42.0 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

42.0GW AVERAGEWind9.57 GW22%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.97 GW5%Solar1.77 GW4%Gas11.67 GW27%Coal7.48 GW18%Imports2.55 GW6%Nuclear7.31 GW17%42.0GW AVERAGE22%27%18%17%
Price
£52.11/MWh
Day average £52.11
Demand42.0GW
Generation 40.0Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables27%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
330g/kWh
0Day average 330300
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Key moments

On Monday 19 March 2018, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 50.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 330 g/kWh and the price £52.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 09:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (272 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (388 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.49/MWh at 02:00 to £69.68/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 29% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.774.2%Wind 9.5722.5%Gas 11.6727.4%Hydro 0.230.6%Biomass 1.974.6%Nuclear 7.3117.2%Coal 7.4817.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 42.0avgGeneration 40.0avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand50.9GW · 11:00
Low 30.0 · 04:20Avg 42.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 40.0Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
54 Out
3
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 19 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 March 2018, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Mar
Imported
54GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.12GW 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

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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