All interconnectors
Tue 17 Mar- Imported
- 81GWh
- Exported
- 5GWh
- Net in
- 75GWh
- Average net flow
- 3.14GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 17 March 2020
On Tuesday 17 March, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.
Price
£28.35/MWh
Day average £28.35
Demand35.3GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables42%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
Key moments
On Tuesday 17 March 2020, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £28.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (200 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.49/MWh at 00:00 to £41.15/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.063.0%Wind 13.2437.0%Gas 9.9127.7%Hydro 0.702.0%Biomass 2.587.2%Nuclear 4.4812.5%Coal 0.260.7%
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£17.73
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Demand 27.1Generation 25.1Transfers 2.1
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Demand 35.3avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 3.1avg
Peak demand42.7GW · 18:30
Low 25.3 · 03:45Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports75GWh
In81
Out5
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 3%
Transfers · Tue 17 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 17 March 2020, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.72GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 17.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.81GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 43.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.10GWExporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 2.4 GWhOut 4.7 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.71GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 17.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
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2
4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.04GWPumping
-2
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2
4
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Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh
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