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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 March 2018

On Saturday 24 March, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind1.80 GW5%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW6%Solar0.76 GW2%Gas15.68 GW45%Coal3.40 GW10%Imports2.83 GW8%Nuclear7.66 GW22%33.9GW AVERAGE45%10%8%22%
Price
£53.45/MWh
Day average £53.45
Demand33.9GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables8%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
330g/kWh
0Day average 330300
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 March 2018, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 330 g/kWh and the price £53.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 15:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 07:00 (292 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (369 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.20/MWh at 06:30 to £86.50/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 50% 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 0.762.2%Wind 1.805.2%Gas 15.6845.5%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 2.025.8%Nuclear 7.6622.2%Coal 3.409.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 19:00
Low 26.2 · 04:55Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
60 Out
3
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sat 24 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 March 2018, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Mar
Imported
60GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.39GW 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

Average1.44GWImporting

In 34.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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