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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 16 March 2019

On Saturday 16 March, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind11.72 GW35%Hydro0.81 GW2%Biomass1.72 GW5%Solar0.43 GW1%Gas9.54 GW28%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports4.20 GW13%Nuclear5.11 GW15%33.3GW AVERAGE35%28%13%15%
Price
£43.28/MWh
Day average £43.28
Demand33.3GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables39%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Saturday 16 March 2019, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 39.8 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £43.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.28/MWh at 00:30 to £59.80/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 40% 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 0.431.3%Wind 11.7234.9%Gas 9.5428.4%Hydro 0.812.4%Biomass 1.725.1%Nuclear 5.1115.2%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.8GW · 18:25
Low 25.1 · 04:25Avg 33.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
95 Out
0
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 3%Wind 40%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 16 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 16 March 2019, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 16 Mar
Imported
95GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 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

Average0.40GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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