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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 28 March 2018

On Wednesday 28 March, demand averaged 37.7 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

37.7GW AVERAGEWind3.00 GW8%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW5%Solar1.22 GW3%Gas19.76 GW51%Coal2.17 GW6%Imports2.81 GW7%Nuclear7.14 GW19%37.7GW AVERAGE8%51%7%19%
Price
£52.42/MWh
Day average £52.42
Demand37.7GW
Generation 35.6Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables12%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
306g/kWh
0Day average 306300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 28 March 2018, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 44.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 306 g/kWh and the price £52.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (245 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (348 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.47/MWh at 00:30 to £73.73/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.223.2%Wind 3.007.8%Gas 19.7651.4%Hydro 0.290.8%Biomass 2.025.3%Nuclear 7.1418.6%Coal 2.175.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.7avgGeneration 35.6avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.5GW · 12:30
Low 27.1 · 00:55Avg 37.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 35.6Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
58 Out
6
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 28 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 28 March 2018, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 28 Mar
Imported
58GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW 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

Average1.49GWImporting

In 35.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 9.7 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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