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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 March 2019

On Thursday 14 March, demand averaged 37.1 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

37.1GW AVERAGEWind14.15 GW38%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.40 GW4%Solar1.45 GW4%Gas9.74 GW26%Coal0.98 GW3%Imports4.07 GW11%Nuclear5.10 GW14%37.1GW AVERAGE38%26%11%14%
Price
£47.32/MWh
Day average £47.32
Demand37.1GW
Generation 33.4Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables43%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 March 2019, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £47.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.1 GW at 08:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.27/MWh at 00:00 to £64.51/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 1.453.9%Wind 14.1537.7%Gas 9.7426.0%Hydro 0.591.6%Biomass 1.403.7%Nuclear 5.1013.6%Coal 0.982.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.1avgGeneration 33.4avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 12:00
Low 26.9 · 04:40Avg 37.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 33.4Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
92 Out
1
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 14 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 March 2019, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 Mar
Imported
92GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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