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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 18 March 2019

On Monday 18 March, demand averaged 36.4 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

36.4GW AVERAGEWind3.31 GW9%Hydro0.81 GW2%Biomass2.16 GW6%Solar1.19 GW3%Gas18.07 GW49%Coal0.99 GW3%Imports4.53 GW12%Nuclear5.58 GW15%36.4GW AVERAGE9%49%12%15%
Price
£51.47/MWh
Day average £51.47
Demand36.4GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables15%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
267g/kWh
0Day average 267300
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Key moments

On Monday 18 March 2019, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 44.1 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 267 g/kWh and the price £51.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (326 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £37.78/MWh at 23:00 to £84.54/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.193.2%Wind 3.319.0%Gas 18.0749.3%Hydro 0.812.2%Biomass 2.165.9%Nuclear 5.5815.2%Coal 0.992.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.4avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.1GW · 18:35
Low 25.8 · 04:20Avg 36.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports100GWh
In
100 Out
0
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 3%Wind 10%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 18 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 18 March 2019, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 18 Mar
Imported
100GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
100GWh
Average net flow
4.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.94GWImporting

In 46.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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