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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 March 2019

On Thursday 28 March, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind5.03 GW14%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass1.98 GW6%Solar2.23 GW6%Gas16.24 GW45%Coal0.64 GW2%Imports3.78 GW10%Nuclear5.63 GW16%35.0GW AVERAGE14%45%10%16%
Price
£42.25/MWh
Day average £42.25
Demand35.0GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables22%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
244g/kWh
0Day average 244300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 March 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 244 g/kWh and the price £42.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 23:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (285 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 22:00 to £67.90/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 50% 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 2.236.2%Wind 5.0314.0%Gas 16.2445.1%Hydro 0.501.4%Biomass 1.985.5%Nuclear 5.6315.6%Coal 0.641.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 09:30
Low 25.8 · 03:45Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
85 Out
18
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 28 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 March 2019, Great Britain imported 85 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

Thu 28 Mar
Imported
85GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.79GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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