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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 30 March 2018

On Friday 30 March, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind6.09 GW17%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass2.07 GW6%Solar0.76 GW2%Gas15.26 GW43%Coal0.90 GW3%Imports2.83 GW8%Nuclear7.22 GW20%34.7GW AVERAGE17%43%8%20%
Price
£56.44/MWh
Day average £56.44
Demand34.7GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables20%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
244g/kWh
0Day average 244300
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Key moments

On Friday 30 March 2018, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 244 g/kWh and the price £56.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 19:15. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (190 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (267 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.30/MWh at 23:30 to £72.23/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 47% 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 0.762.1%Wind 6.0917.2%Gas 15.2643.1%Hydro 0.260.7%Biomass 2.075.9%Nuclear 7.2220.4%Coal 0.902.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 17:50
Low 27.5 · 04:45Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
60 Out
6
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 30 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 30 March 2018, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 30 Mar
Imported
60GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.24GW 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

Average1.48GWImporting

In 35.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 10.7 GWh

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