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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 March 2019

On Sunday 10 March, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind10.53 GW31%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.56 GW5%Solar1.32 GW4%Gas10.01 GW30%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports3.98 GW12%Nuclear5.37 GW16%33.2GW AVERAGE31%30%12%16%
Price
£48.00/MWh
Day average £48.00
Demand33.2GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables37%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
170g/kWh
0Day average 170300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 March 2019, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 41.7 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 170 g/kWh and the price £48.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.0 GW at 14:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 03:00 (243 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.96/MWh at 14:30 to £57.27/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 36% 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 1.323.9%Wind 10.5331.5%Gas 10.0129.9%Hydro 0.591.7%Biomass 1.564.7%Nuclear 5.3716.1%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.7GW · 18:35
Low 24.7 · 04:45Avg 33.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
92 Out
1
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 36%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 10 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 March 2019, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Mar
Imported
92GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.79GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.74GWImporting

In 41.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 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 3.9 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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