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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 19 March 2019

On Tuesday 19 March, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind5.28 GW14%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass2.24 GW6%Solar1.00 GW3%Gas17.16 GW47%Coal0.79 GW2%Imports3.89 GW11%Nuclear5.81 GW16%36.2GW AVERAGE14%47%11%16%
Price
£40.29/MWh
Day average £40.29
Demand36.2GW
Generation 33.0Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables19%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
253g/kWh
0Day average 253300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 19 March 2019, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 44.0 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 253 g/kWh and the price £40.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 17:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (193 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (301 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.82/MWh at 23:30 to £55.96/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 52% 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 1.002.7%Wind 5.2814.3%Gas 17.1646.5%Hydro 0.721.9%Biomass 2.246.1%Nuclear 5.8115.8%Coal 0.792.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 33.0avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.0GW · 18:35
Low 26.4 · 04:20Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 33.0Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
88 Out
7
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 19 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 19 March 2019, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 19 Mar
Imported
88GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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