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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 March 2020

On Wednesday 11 March, demand averaged 35.7 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

35.7GW AVERAGEWind14.16 GW39%Hydro0.78 GW2%Biomass1.48 GW4%Solar1.38 GW4%Gas9.47 GW26%Imports3.93 GW11%Nuclear4.77 GW13%35.7GW AVERAGE39%26%11%13%
Price
£31.39/MWh
Day average £31.39
Demand35.7GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables45%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
142g/kWh
0Day average 142300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 March 2020, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 43.0 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 142 g/kWh and the price £31.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 23:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (192 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £11.91/MWh at 03:30 to £48.48/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 44% 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 1.383.8%Wind 14.1639.4%Gas 9.4726.3%Hydro 0.782.2%Biomass 1.484.1%Nuclear 4.7713.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.7avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.0GW · 18:25
Low 25.4 · 04:05Avg 35.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
90 Out
1
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 11 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 March 2020, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 Mar
Imported
90GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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