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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 March 2020

On Sunday 1 March, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind16.03 GW46%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass1.54 GW4%Solar1.66 GW5%Gas6.06 GW17%Coal0.65 GW2%Imports3.38 GW10%Nuclear4.80 GW14%33.9GW AVERAGE46%17%10%14%
Price
£16.89/MWh
Day average £16.89
Demand33.9GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables53%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
124g/kWh
0Day average 124300
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 March 2020, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 41.7 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 124 g/kWh and the price £16.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.1 GW at 13:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (192 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£7.58/MWh at 03:30 to £39.39/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 2.5 hours. Wind made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.664.8%Wind 16.0346.2%Gas 6.0617.4%Hydro 0.601.7%Biomass 1.544.4%Nuclear 4.8013.8%Coal 0.651.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.7GW · 18:25
Low 26.0 · 04:35Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
77 Out
5
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 1 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 March 2020, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 Mar
Imported
77GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.44GWImporting

In 34.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.40GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 14.2 GWh

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