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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 March 2018

On Monday 26 March, demand averaged 36.3 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

36.3GW AVERAGEWind1.87 GW5%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW6%Solar1.78 GW5%Gas17.11 GW46%Coal3.41 GW9%Imports2.61 GW7%Nuclear7.71 GW21%36.3GW AVERAGE46%9%7%21%
Price
£48.90/MWh
Day average £48.90
Demand36.3GW
Generation 34.2Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables11%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
323g/kWh
0Day average 323300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 March 2018, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 323 g/kWh and the price £48.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (225 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (365 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.94/MWh at 03:00 to £74.65/MWh at 08:30. 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 1.784.8%Wind 1.875.1%Gas 17.1146.5%Hydro 0.300.8%Biomass 2.035.5%Nuclear 7.7120.9%Coal 3.419.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.3avgGeneration 34.2avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 09:30
Low 25.7 · 00:55Avg 36.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 34.2Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
54 Out
3
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 26 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 March 2018, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 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

Average1.41GWImporting

In 34.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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