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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 March 2019

On Tuesday 26 March, demand averaged 35.7 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

35.7GW AVERAGEWind5.52 GW15%Hydro0.53 GW1%Biomass2.33 GW6%Solar1.88 GW5%Gas16.00 GW44%Coal0.91 GW2%Imports3.89 GW11%Nuclear5.62 GW15%35.7GW AVERAGE15%44%11%15%
Price
£35.14/MWh
Day average £35.14
Demand35.7GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables22%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 March 2019, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 42.9 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £35.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 12:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (218 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (295 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 00:00 to £54.35/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 49% 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 1.885.1%Wind 5.5215.0%Gas 16.0043.6%Hydro 0.531.4%Biomass 2.336.4%Nuclear 5.6215.3%Coal 0.912.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.7avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.9GW · 18:50
Low 25.6 · 03:50Avg 35.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
88 Out
20
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 26 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 March 2019, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 Mar
Imported
88GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 19.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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