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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 29 March 2019

On Friday 29 March, demand averaged 34.0 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

34.0GW AVERAGEWind5.21 GW15%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.45 GW7%Solar2.42 GW7%Gas14.05 GW41%Coal0.62 GW2%Imports3.88 GW11%Nuclear5.57 GW16%34.0GW AVERAGE15%7%41%11%16%
Price
£39.65/MWh
Day average £39.65
Demand34.0GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables23%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
227g/kWh
0Day average 227300
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Key moments

On Friday 29 March 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 227 g/kWh and the price £39.65/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (183 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (292 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 02:00 to £60.78/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 46% 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 2.427.0%Wind 5.2115.0%Gas 14.0540.5%Hydro 0.461.3%Biomass 2.457.1%Nuclear 5.5716.1%Coal 0.621.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.0avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 09:30
Low 25.1 · 03:50Avg 34.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
88 Out
12
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 29 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 29 March 2019, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 29 Mar
Imported
88GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.19GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 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

Average0.45GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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