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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 March 2019

On Tuesday 5 March, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind8.27 GW22%Hydro0.54 GW1%Biomass1.37 GW4%Solar1.35 GW4%Gas14.93 GW40%Coal0.63 GW2%Imports4.20 GW11%Nuclear6.17 GW16%36.9GW AVERAGE22%40%11%16%
Price
£49.78/MWh
Day average £49.78
Demand36.9GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables27%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 March 2019, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 44.6 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £49.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (156 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (279 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.77/MWh at 00:00 to £70.98/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.353.6%Wind 8.2722.1%Gas 14.9339.9%Hydro 0.541.5%Biomass 1.373.6%Nuclear 6.1716.5%Coal 0.631.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.6GW · 18:15
Low 26.5 · 04:20Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
95 Out
9
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 5 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 March 2019, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 Mar
Imported
95GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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