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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 March 2020

On Tuesday 3 March, demand averaged 37.6 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

37.6GW AVERAGEWind8.15 GW21%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass2.70 GW7%Solar1.16 GW3%Gas15.95 GW42%Coal1.72 GW4%Imports3.20 GW8%Nuclear4.79 GW12%37.6GW AVERAGE21%7%42%8%12%
Price
£38.57/MWh
Day average £38.57
Demand37.6GW
Generation 35.2Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables26%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
250g/kWh
0Day average 250300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 March 2020, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 45.2 GW at 18:20. Carbon intensity averaged 250 g/kWh and the price £38.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (167 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (306 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.22/MWh at 23:00 to £64.22/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 45% 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 1.163.0%Wind 8.1521.2%Gas 15.9541.5%Hydro 0.731.9%Biomass 2.707.0%Nuclear 4.7912.5%Coal 1.724.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.6avgGeneration 35.2avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.2GW · 18:20
Low 27.2 · 04:30Avg 37.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 35.2Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
70 Out
9
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 23%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 3 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 March 2020, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Mar
Imported
70GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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