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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 2 March 2019

On Saturday 2 March, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind10.51 GW33%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass0.64 GW2%Solar0.83 GW3%Gas9.83 GW30%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports4.07 GW13%Nuclear5.91 GW18%32.0GW AVERAGE33%30%13%18%
Price
£47.52/MWh
Day average £47.52
Demand32.0GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables36%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
168g/kWh
0Day average 168300
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Key moments

On Saturday 2 March 2019, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 168 g/kWh and the price £47.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 16:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (224 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.88/MWh at 23:30 to £72.24/MWh at 09:00. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.832.6%Wind 10.5132.6%Gas 9.8330.4%Hydro 0.411.3%Biomass 0.642.0%Nuclear 5.9118.3%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 18:05
Low 24.3 · 04:20Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
94 Out
1
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 2 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 2 March 2019, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 2 Mar
Imported
94GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.87GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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