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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 March 2018

On Thursday 22 March, demand averaged 38.4 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

38.4GW AVERAGEWind8.81 GW22%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.01 GW5%Solar1.11 GW3%Gas13.03 GW33%Coal5.36 GW14%Imports1.33 GW3%Nuclear7.65 GW19%38.4GW AVERAGE22%33%14%19%
Price
£49.13/MWh
Day average £49.13
Demand38.4GW
Generation 38.3Transfers 0.1
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables26%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
300g/kWh
0Day average 300300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 March 2018, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 46.3 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 300 g/kWh and the price £49.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 22:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (178 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (370 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.48/MWh at 23:30 to £70.34/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.112.8%Wind 8.8122.2%Gas 13.0332.9%Hydro 0.310.8%Biomass 2.015.1%Nuclear 7.6519.3%Coal 5.3613.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.4avgGeneration 38.3avgTransfers 0.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.3GW · 19:05
Low 27.9 · 04:00Avg 38.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain100%of demand
Generation 38.3Transfers 0.1 GW
Net imports4GWh
In
25 Out
21
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 22 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 March 2018, Great Britain imported 25 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Mar
Imported
25GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
4GWh
Average net flow
0.16GW 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

Average0.02GWExporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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