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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 30 March 2019

On Saturday 30 March, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind3.32 GW11%Hydro0.48 GW2%Biomass2.90 GW9%Solar2.05 GW6%Gas13.15 GW42%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports3.85 GW12%Nuclear5.68 GW18%30.8GW AVERAGE11%9%42%12%18%
Price
£41.87/MWh
Day average £41.87
Demand30.8GW
Generation 27.7Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables19%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
231g/kWh
0Day average 231300
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Key moments

On Saturday 30 March 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 231 g/kWh and the price £41.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 16:35. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (169 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (293 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.32/MWh at 04:30 to £56.08/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 48% 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 2.056.5%Wind 3.3210.5%Gas 13.1541.7%Hydro 0.481.5%Biomass 2.909.2%Nuclear 5.6818.0%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 18:55
Low 24.3 · 04:50Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
87 Out
11
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 30 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 30 March 2019, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 30 Mar
Imported
87GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 11.0 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

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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