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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 March 2020

On Monday 9 March, demand averaged 36.6 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

36.6GW AVERAGEWind13.61 GW37%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass1.94 GW5%Solar0.90 GW2%Gas11.76 GW32%Coal0.04 GW0%Imports3.13 GW8%Nuclear4.79 GW13%36.6GW AVERAGE37%32%8%13%
Price
£31.11/MWh
Day average £31.11
Demand36.6GW
Generation 33.7Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables41%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
160g/kWh
0Day average 160300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 March 2020, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 45.6 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 160 g/kWh and the price £31.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.3 GW at 20:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (93 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £8.24/MWh at 23:30 to £50.24/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 40% 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 0.902.4%Wind 13.6136.9%Gas 11.7631.9%Hydro 0.701.9%Biomass 1.945.3%Nuclear 4.7913.0%Coal 0.040.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.6avgGeneration 33.7avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.6GW · 18:05
Low 25.0 · 03:55Avg 36.60–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.7Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
71 Out
4
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 9 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 March 2020, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Mar
Imported
71GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.79GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.65GWImporting

In 39.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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