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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 17 March 2019

On Sunday 17 March, demand averaged 32.8 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

32.8GW AVERAGEWind12.43 GW37%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass1.64 GW5%Solar1.76 GW5%Gas7.47 GW22%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports4.01 GW12%Nuclear5.16 GW16%32.8GW AVERAGE37%22%12%16%
Price
£42.41/MWh
Day average £42.41
Demand32.8GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables45%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
131g/kWh
0Day average 131300
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Key moments

On Sunday 17 March 2019, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 131 g/kWh and the price £42.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (195 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.07/MWh at 06:30 to £60.07/MWh at 19:00. 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 1.765.3%Wind 12.4337.3%Gas 7.4722.4%Hydro 0.742.2%Biomass 1.644.9%Nuclear 5.1615.5%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.8avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 18:45
Low 24.9 · 04:30Avg 32.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
90 Out
0
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 42%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 17 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 17 March 2019, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 17 Mar
Imported
90GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 12.6 GWh

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