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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 March 2020

On Friday 13 March, demand averaged 36.2 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

36.2GW AVERAGEWind8.11 GW22%Hydro0.88 GW2%Biomass2.16 GW6%Solar1.22 GW3%Gas15.17 GW41%Coal0.41 GW1%Imports3.96 GW11%Nuclear4.90 GW13%36.2GW AVERAGE22%41%11%13%
Price
£32.70/MWh
Day average £32.70
Demand36.2GW
Generation 32.9Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables28%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Friday 13 March 2020, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 43.4 GW at 18:40. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £32.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 16:00 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.87/MWh at 03:30 to £52.89/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 46% 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 1.223.3%Wind 8.1122.0%Gas 15.1741.2%Hydro 0.882.4%Biomass 2.165.9%Nuclear 4.9013.3%Coal 0.411.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.2avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.4GW · 18:40
Low 26.4 · 04:15Avg 36.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports79GWh
In
90 Out
10
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 25%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 13 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 March 2020, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 Mar
Imported
90GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
79GWh
Average net flow
3.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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