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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 March 2018

On Thursday 29 March, demand averaged 37.7 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

37.7GW AVERAGEWind4.25 GW11%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.05 GW5%Solar1.13 GW3%Gas18.57 GW48%Coal2.74 GW7%Imports2.70 GW7%Nuclear7.01 GW18%37.7GW AVERAGE11%48%7%18%
Price
£53.04/MWh
Day average £53.04
Demand37.7GW
Generation 36.0Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables15%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
310g/kWh
0Day average 310300
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 March 2018, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 43.3 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 310 g/kWh and the price £53.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (217 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (352 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.95/MWh at 01:00 to £83.81/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 52% 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 1.132.9%Wind 4.2511.0%Gas 18.5748.0%Hydro 0.250.7%Biomass 2.055.3%Nuclear 7.0118.1%Coal 2.747.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.7avgGeneration 36.0avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.3GW · 09:30
Low 27.9 · 00:55Avg 37.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 36.0Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
56 Out
10
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 29 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 March 2018, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Mar
Imported
56GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.90GW 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 35.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 13.6 GWh

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