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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 March 2020

On Monday 16 March, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind8.37 GW23%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.83 GW8%Solar1.99 GW6%Gas13.78 GW38%Coal0.35 GW1%Imports3.49 GW10%Nuclear4.52 GW13%35.5GW AVERAGE23%8%38%10%13%
Price
£29.12/MWh
Day average £29.12
Demand35.5GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables31%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
211g/kWh
0Day average 211300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 March 2020, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 43.7 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 211 g/kWh and the price £29.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 22:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (118 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (277 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.23/MWh at 23:30 to £42.92/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 42% 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 1.995.5%Wind 8.3723.3%Gas 13.7838.4%Hydro 0.601.7%Biomass 2.837.9%Nuclear 4.5212.6%Coal 0.351.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.7GW · 19:05
Low 24.6 · 03:50Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
81 Out
4
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 16 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 March 2020, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Mar
Imported
81GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.66GWImporting

In 40.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.21GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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