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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 March 2019

On Monday 25 March, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind7.97 GW22%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.32 GW6%Solar2.44 GW7%Gas12.23 GW34%Coal0.85 GW2%Imports3.89 GW11%Nuclear5.68 GW16%34.9GW AVERAGE22%34%11%16%
Price
£34.75/MWh
Day average £34.75
Demand34.9GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables31%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
196g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 25 March 2019, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 196 g/kWh and the price £34.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.4 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (286 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 22:00 to £54.85/MWh at 18:00. 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 2.446.8%Wind 7.9722.1%Gas 12.2333.9%Hydro 0.651.8%Biomass 2.326.4%Nuclear 5.6815.8%Coal 0.852.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.7GW · 19:05
Low 24.2 · 03:55Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
86 Out
21
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 25 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 March 2019, Great Britain imported 86 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 Mar
Imported
86GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.72GW 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

Average1.82GWImporting

In 43.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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