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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 12 March 2019

On Tuesday 12 March, demand averaged 38.5 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

38.5GW AVERAGEWind14.50 GW37%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass1.50 GW4%Solar0.54 GW1%Gas11.51 GW30%Coal0.93 GW2%Imports4.24 GW11%Nuclear5.08 GW13%38.5GW AVERAGE37%30%11%13%
Price
£40.19/MWh
Day average £40.19
Demand38.5GW
Generation 34.6Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables40%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
179g/kWh
0Day average 179300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 12 March 2019, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 47.0 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 179 g/kWh and the price £40.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.1 GW at 18:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 23:30 to £57.96/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 42% 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 0.541.4%Wind 14.5037.3%Gas 11.5129.7%Hydro 0.511.3%Biomass 1.503.9%Nuclear 5.0813.1%Coal 0.932.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.5avgGeneration 34.6avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.0GW · 18:30
Low 27.0 · 03:45Avg 38.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 34.6Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
96 Out
0
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 42%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 12 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 12 March 2019, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 12 Mar
Imported
96GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
3.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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