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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 15 March 2020

On Sunday 15 March, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind12.92 GW40%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass2.05 GW6%Solar0.71 GW2%Gas8.69 GW27%Imports2.95 GW9%Nuclear4.32 GW13%31.7GW AVERAGE40%27%9%13%
Price
£26.71/MWh
Day average £26.71
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables44%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
140g/kWh
0Day average 140300
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Key moments

On Sunday 15 March 2020, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 39.5 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 140 g/kWh and the price £26.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.9 GW at 00:30. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (231 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.07/MWh at 00:00 to £45.00/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.712.2%Wind 12.9240.0%Gas 8.6926.9%Hydro 0.702.2%Biomass 2.056.3%Nuclear 4.3213.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.5GW · 18:50
Low 23.4 · 04:55Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
67 Out
7
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 2%

Transfers · Sun 15 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 15 March 2020, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 15 Mar
Imported
67GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.44GWImporting

In 34.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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