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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 March 2019

On Sunday 3 March, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind11.88 GW36%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass0.44 GW1%Solar0.33 GW1%Gas10.21 GW31%Coal0.21 GW1%Imports3.43 GW10%Nuclear5.92 GW18%32.2GW AVERAGE36%31%10%18%
Price
£42.03/MWh
Day average £42.03
Demand32.2GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables38%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
159g/kWh
0Day average 159300
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 March 2019, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 159 g/kWh and the price £42.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.91/MWh at 05:00 to £68.01/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 40% 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 0.331.0%Wind 11.8836.2%Gas 10.2131.1%Hydro 0.441.3%Biomass 0.441.3%Nuclear 5.9218.0%Coal 0.210.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.5GW · 18:20
Low 23.3 · 04:50Avg 32.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
75 Out
5
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sun 3 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 March 2019, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 Mar
Imported
75GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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