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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 March 2019

On Sunday 24 March, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind9.94 GW31%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass1.46 GW5%Solar2.32 GW7%Gas8.22 GW26%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports3.57 GW11%Nuclear5.77 GW18%31.0GW AVERAGE31%7%26%11%18%
Price
£30.87/MWh
Day average £30.87
Demand31.0GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables40%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 March 2019, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £30.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 21:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (227 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 06:00 to £46.44/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 35% 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 2.327.3%Wind 9.9431.2%Gas 8.2225.8%Hydro 0.511.6%Biomass 1.464.6%Nuclear 5.7718.1%Coal 0.080.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 18:55
Low 23.9 · 04:50Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
82 Out
11
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 24 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 March 2019, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 Mar
Imported
82GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.75GWImporting

In 42.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 10.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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