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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 March 2020

On Thursday 19 March, demand averaged 35.4 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

35.4GW AVERAGEWind3.47 GW10%Hydro0.82 GW2%Biomass2.83 GW8%Solar0.77 GW2%Gas18.70 GW52%Coal0.52 GW1%Imports4.28 GW12%Nuclear4.48 GW12%35.4GW AVERAGE10%8%52%12%12%
Price
£39.70/MWh
Day average £39.70
Demand35.4GW
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables14%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
270g/kWh
0Day average 270300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 March 2020, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 18:45. Carbon intensity averaged 270 g/kWh and the price £39.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (225 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (295 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.34/MWh at 23:30 to £95.74/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 59% 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 0.772.1%Wind 3.479.7%Gas 18.7052.2%Hydro 0.822.3%Biomass 2.837.9%Nuclear 4.4812.5%Coal 0.521.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.4avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 18:45
Low 25.4 · 03:40Avg 35.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
96 Out
5
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 3%Wind 11%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 19 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 March 2020, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Mar
Imported
96GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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