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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 March 2020

On Thursday 5 March, demand averaged 38.6 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

38.6GW AVERAGEWind4.93 GW12%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass1.87 GW5%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas20.49 GW51%Coal2.63 GW7%Imports3.87 GW10%Nuclear4.79 GW12%38.6GW AVERAGE12%51%10%12%
Price
£33.38/MWh
Day average £33.38
Demand38.6GW
Generation 36.0Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables16%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
322g/kWh
0Day average 322300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 March 2020, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 12%. Demand peaked at 47.0 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 322 g/kWh and the price £33.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 13:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (287 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (363 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.13/MWh at 05:30 to £47.75/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 57% 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 0.621.6%Wind 4.9312.4%Gas 20.4951.4%Hydro 0.641.6%Biomass 1.874.7%Nuclear 4.7912.0%Coal 2.636.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 38.6avgGeneration 36.0avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand47.0GW · 18:25
Low 27.0 · 04:15Avg 38.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 36.0Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
88 Out
18
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 5 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 March 2020, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Mar
Imported
88GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.97GWImporting

In 47.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 16.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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