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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 March 2019

On Thursday 7 March, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind13.09 GW35%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.03 GW5%Solar0.94 GW3%Gas9.40 GW25%Coal1.00 GW3%Imports4.18 GW11%Nuclear6.30 GW17%36.9GW AVERAGE35%25%11%17%
Price
£43.21/MWh
Day average £43.21
Demand36.9GW
Generation 33.3Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables39%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
168g/kWh
0Day average 168300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 March 2019, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 44.8 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 168 g/kWh and the price £43.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.31/MWh at 00:00 to £61.86/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 39% 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 0.942.5%Wind 13.0934.9%Gas 9.4025.1%Hydro 0.581.5%Biomass 2.035.4%Nuclear 6.3016.8%Coal 1.002.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 33.3avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.8GW · 18:35
Low 26.0 · 03:55Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 33.3Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
96 Out
6
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 39%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 7 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 March 2019, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Mar
Imported
96GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh

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