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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 8 March 2019

On Friday 8 March, demand averaged 36.7 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

36.7GW AVERAGEWind9.20 GW25%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.09 GW6%Solar0.74 GW2%Gas13.01 GW35%Coal0.92 GW3%Imports4.27 GW12%Nuclear6.15 GW17%36.7GW AVERAGE25%35%12%17%
Price
£46.89/MWh
Day average £46.89
Demand36.7GW
Generation 32.7Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables28%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Friday 8 March 2019, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £46.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 18:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (279 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.76/MWh at 23:30 to £73.45/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 40% 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 0.742.0%Wind 9.2024.9%Gas 13.0135.2%Hydro 0.591.6%Biomass 2.095.7%Nuclear 6.1516.6%Coal 0.922.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.7avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.9GW · 18:35
Low 26.7 · 04:15Avg 36.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
96 Out
2
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 8 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 8 March 2019, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 8 Mar
Imported
96GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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