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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 March 2018

On Friday 23 March, demand averaged 36.8 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

36.8GW AVERAGEWind8.81 GW23%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass1.98 GW5%Solar1.29 GW3%Gas11.99 GW32%Coal3.49 GW9%Imports1.98 GW5%Nuclear7.68 GW20%36.8GW AVERAGE23%32%9%20%
Price
£53.28/MWh
Day average £53.28
Demand36.8GW
Generation 35.6Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables28%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Friday 23 March 2018, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 43.8 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £53.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 11:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (160 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (363 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.66/MWh at 03:30 to £85.94/MWh at 19:00. 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 1.293.4%Wind 8.8123.4%Gas 11.9931.9%Hydro 0.381.0%Biomass 1.985.3%Nuclear 7.6820.4%Coal 3.499.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.8avgGeneration 35.6avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.8GW · 18:45
Low 27.1 · 04:25Avg 36.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 35.6Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
38 Out
8
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 23 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 March 2018, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (24 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Mar
Imported
38GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.23GW 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

Average0.97GWImporting

In 24.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 9.8 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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