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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 March 2020

On Sunday 8 March, demand averaged 32.1 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

32.1GW AVERAGEWind14.74 GW45%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass0.97 GW3%Solar1.45 GW4%Gas6.88 GW21%Imports3.36 GW10%Nuclear4.79 GW15%32.1GW AVERAGE45%21%10%15%
Price
£20.28/MWh
Day average £20.28
Demand32.1GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables51%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
117g/kWh
0Day average 117300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 March 2020, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 117 g/kWh and the price £20.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.1 GW at 12:00. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 07:30 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£9.24/MWh at 00:00 to £45.52/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 50% 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 1.454.4%Wind 14.7444.9%Gas 6.8820.9%Hydro 0.672.0%Biomass 0.973.0%Nuclear 4.7914.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.1avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 18:35
Low 24.2 · 04:40Avg 32.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
74 Out
3
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 50%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 8 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 March 2020, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Mar
Imported
74GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.47GWImporting

In 35.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 14.2 GWh

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