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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 31 March 2019

On Sunday 31 March, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind5.60 GW18%Hydro0.45 GW1%Biomass2.89 GW9%Solar1.46 GW5%Gas10.50 GW34%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports3.71 GW12%Nuclear6.08 GW20%30.2GW AVERAGE18%9%34%12%20%
Price
£37.02/MWh
Day average £37.02
Demand30.2GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables24%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
192g/kWh
0Day average 192300
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Key moments

On Sunday 31 March 2019, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 20:05. Carbon intensity averaged 192 g/kWh and the price £37.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 23:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (159 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 00:00 to £48.24/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 39% 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 1.464.7%Wind 5.6018.2%Gas 10.5034.1%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 2.899.4%Nuclear 6.0819.7%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 20:05
Low 23.1 · 04:50Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
82 Out
8
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 21%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 31 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 31 March 2019, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 31 Mar
Imported
82GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.85GWImporting

In 42.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh

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