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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 March 2020

On Monday 2 March, demand averaged 37.5 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

37.5GW AVERAGEWind9.08 GW24%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass2.58 GW7%Solar1.59 GW4%Gas13.86 GW37%Coal1.48 GW4%Imports3.65 GW10%Nuclear4.80 GW13%37.5GW AVERAGE24%37%10%13%
Price
£35.05/MWh
Day average £35.05
Demand37.5GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables30%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 March 2020, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 46.0 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £35.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 22:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:30 (156 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.40/MWh at 22:30 to £49.40/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.594.2%Wind 9.0824.0%Gas 13.8636.7%Hydro 0.711.9%Biomass 2.586.8%Nuclear 4.8012.7%Coal 1.483.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.5avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.0GW · 18:40
Low 26.6 · 03:55Avg 37.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
82 Out
4
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 2 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 March 2020, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Mar
Imported
82GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.74GWImporting

In 41.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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