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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 10 March 2020

On Tuesday 10 March, demand averaged 36.1 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

36.1GW AVERAGEWind15.81 GW43%Hydro0.72 GW2%Biomass1.94 GW5%Solar0.73 GW2%Gas8.86 GW24%Coal0.31 GW1%Imports3.46 GW9%Nuclear4.78 GW13%36.1GW AVERAGE43%24%9%13%
Price
£23.20/MWh
Day average £23.20
Demand36.1GW
Generation 33.2Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables47%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
141g/kWh
0Day average 141300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 10 March 2020, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 43.6 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 141 g/kWh and the price £23.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.1 GW at 14:05. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (193 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £2.40/MWh at 03:00 to £41.41/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 48% 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 0.732.0%Wind 15.8143.2%Gas 8.8624.2%Hydro 0.722.0%Biomass 1.945.3%Nuclear 4.7813.1%Coal 0.310.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.1avgGeneration 33.2avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.6GW · 18:25
Low 25.4 · 03:55Avg 36.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.2Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
80 Out
6
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 48%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 10 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 10 March 2020, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 10 Mar
Imported
80GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.62GWImporting

In 39.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.50GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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