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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 25 March 2018

On Sunday 25 March, demand averaged 32.4 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

32.4GW AVERAGEWind2.19 GW7%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW6%Solar1.78 GW5%Gas13.53 GW41%Coal2.54 GW8%Imports2.79 GW8%Nuclear7.79 GW24%32.4GW AVERAGE41%8%8%24%
Price
£48.12/MWh
Day average £48.12
Demand32.4GW
Generation 30.2Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables13%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
311g/kWh
0Day average 311300
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Key moments

On Sunday 25 March 2018, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 20:00. Carbon intensity averaged 311 g/kWh and the price £48.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 16:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (292 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (334 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.01/MWh at 06:30 to £79.73/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 45% 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 1.785.4%Wind 2.196.6%Gas 13.5341.0%Hydro 0.361.1%Biomass 2.036.2%Nuclear 7.7923.6%Coal 2.547.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.4avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 20:00
Low 25.6 · 05:40Avg 32.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
57 Out
3
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 25 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 25 March 2018, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 25 Mar
Imported
57GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.37GW 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

Average1.39GWImporting

In 32.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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