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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 March 2018

On Tuesday 27 March, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind7.54 GW20%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.01 GW5%Solar0.85 GW2%Gas15.78 GW42%Coal1.47 GW4%Imports2.58 GW7%Nuclear7.12 GW19%37.1GW AVERAGE20%42%19%
Price
£50.24/MWh
Day average £50.24
Demand37.1GW
Generation 35.1Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables23%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
246g/kWh
0Day average 246300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 March 2018, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 246 g/kWh and the price £50.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 13:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (209 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.88/MWh at 04:00 to £63.99/MWh at 08:30. 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 0.852.3%Wind 7.5420.0%Gas 15.7841.9%Hydro 0.310.8%Biomass 2.015.3%Nuclear 7.1218.9%Coal 1.473.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 35.1avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 12:15
Low 26.5 · 00:50Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.1Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports50GWh
In
53 Out
2
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 27 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 March 2018, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Mar
Imported
53GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
50GWh
Average net flow
2.09GW 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

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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