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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 27 March 2019

On Wednesday 27 March, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind5.18 GW14%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.11 GW6%Solar1.39 GW4%Gas16.76 GW46%Coal0.91 GW2%Imports3.94 GW11%Nuclear5.62 GW15%35.5GW AVERAGE14%46%11%15%
Price
£40.65/MWh
Day average £40.65
Demand35.5GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables20%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 27 March 2019, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £40.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (216 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (304 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 06:00 to £56.32/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 51% 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 1.393.8%Wind 5.1814.2%Gas 16.7645.9%Hydro 0.591.6%Biomass 2.115.8%Nuclear 5.6215.4%Coal 0.912.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 19:05
Low 25.5 · 04:00Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
89 Out
18
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 27 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 27 March 2019, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 27 Mar
Imported
89GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.76GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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