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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 22 March 2019

On Friday 22 March, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind9.44 GW27%Hydro0.77 GW2%Biomass2.13 GW6%Solar0.58 GW2%Gas12.01 GW34%Coal1.05 GW3%Imports3.62 GW10%Nuclear5.88 GW17%34.9GW AVERAGE27%34%10%17%
Price
£42.05/MWh
Day average £42.05
Demand34.9GW
Generation 31.8Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables30%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
210g/kWh
0Day average 210300
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Key moments

On Friday 22 March 2019, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 210 g/kWh and the price £42.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.4 GW at 13:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (179 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.31/MWh at 04:30 to £61.42/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 38% 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 0.581.6%Wind 9.4426.6%Gas 12.0133.8%Hydro 0.772.2%Biomass 2.136.0%Nuclear 5.8816.6%Coal 1.053.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 18:25
Low 25.2 · 03:55Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
84 Out
3
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 2%

Transfers · Fri 22 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 22 March 2019, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 22 Mar
Imported
84GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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