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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 6 March 2020

On Friday 6 March, demand averaged 37.0 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

37.0GW AVERAGEWind3.35 GW9%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.11 GW6%Solar1.72 GW5%Gas17.76 GW48%Coal2.74 GW7%Imports4.27 GW11%Nuclear4.79 GW13%37.0GW AVERAGE9%48%7%11%13%
Price
£33.29/MWh
Day average £33.29
Demand37.0GW
Generation 33.1Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables15%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
308g/kWh
0Day average 308300
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Key moments

On Friday 6 March 2020, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 44.1 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 308 g/kWh and the price £33.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 19:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (276 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (347 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.80/MWh at 07:00 to £44.57/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 54% 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 1.724.6%Wind 3.359.0%Gas 17.7647.6%Hydro 0.591.6%Biomass 2.115.7%Nuclear 4.7912.8%Coal 2.747.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 37.0avgGeneration 33.1avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.1GW · 18:25
Low 27.4 · 04:25Avg 37.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 33.1Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
96 Out
3
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 6 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 6 March 2020, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 6 Mar
Imported
96GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.00GWImporting

In 48.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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