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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 23 March 2019

On Saturday 23 March, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind5.61 GW17%Hydro0.74 GW2%Biomass1.56 GW5%Solar1.37 GW4%Gas13.27 GW41%Coal0.43 GW1%Imports3.81 GW12%Nuclear5.81 GW18%31.7GW AVERAGE17%41%12%18%
Price
£42.42/MWh
Day average £42.42
Demand31.7GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables24%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
218g/kWh
0Day average 218300
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Key moments

On Saturday 23 March 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 218 g/kWh and the price £42.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (168 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £35.24/MWh at 14:30 to £66.01/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 46% 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 1.374.2%Wind 5.6117.2%Gas 13.2740.7%Hydro 0.742.3%Biomass 1.564.8%Nuclear 5.8117.8%Coal 0.431.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 18:55
Low 24.2 · 04:55Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
84 Out
17
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 3%Wind 19%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 23 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 23 March 2019, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 23 Mar
Imported
84GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 3.8 GWh

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