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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 March 2019

On Saturday 9 March, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind12.46 GW37%Hydro0.53 GW2%Biomass1.86 GW5%Solar1.40 GW4%Gas8.52 GW25%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports3.57 GW11%Nuclear5.51 GW16%33.1GW AVERAGE37%25%11%16%
Price
£39.06/MWh
Day average £39.06
Demand33.1GW
Generation 30.4Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables42%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
144g/kWh
0Day average 144300
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Key moments

On Saturday 9 March 2019, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 144 g/kWh and the price £39.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 10:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (90 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (238 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.38/MWh at 01:30 to £56.22/MWh at 23:30. Wind made 41% 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 1.404.1%Wind 12.4636.7%Gas 8.5225.1%Hydro 0.531.6%Biomass 1.865.5%Nuclear 5.5116.2%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 18:25
Low 25.2 · 04:50Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
81 Out
9
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 9 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 9 March 2019, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 9 Mar
Imported
81GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.71GWImporting

In 41.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.31GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 12.0 GWh

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