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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 4 March 2019

On Monday 4 March, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind12.83 GW34%Hydro0.55 GW1%Biomass1.17 GW3%Solar1.24 GW3%Gas11.60 GW31%Coal0.31 GW1%Imports3.54 GW10%Nuclear6.02 GW16%36.7GW AVERAGE34%31%10%16%
Price
£46.94/MWh
Day average £46.94
Demand36.7GW
Generation 33.7Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables39%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
164g/kWh
0Day average 164300
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Key moments

On Monday 4 March 2019, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 18:10. Carbon intensity averaged 164 g/kWh and the price £46.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 09:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (110 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (216 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.46/MWh at 04:00 to £70.28/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 38% 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 1.243.3%Wind 12.8334.4%Gas 11.6031.1%Hydro 0.551.5%Biomass 1.173.1%Nuclear 6.0216.1%Coal 0.310.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 18:10
Low 25.1 · 04:05Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
79 Out
7
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 4 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 4 March 2019, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 4 Mar
Imported
79GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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