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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 20 March 2020

On Friday 20 March, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

34.9GW AVERAGEWind8.37 GW24%Hydro0.67 GW2%Biomass2.93 GW8%Solar1.48 GW4%Gas13.08 GW37%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports3.97 GW11%Nuclear4.49 GW13%34.9GW AVERAGE24%8%37%11%13%
Price
£26.10/MWh
Day average £26.10
Demand34.9GW
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables30%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
201g/kWh
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Key moments

On Friday 20 March 2020, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 201 g/kWh and the price £26.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (129 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (233 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.30/MWh at 00:00 to £34.14/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 1.484.2%Wind 8.3723.7%Gas 13.0837.1%Hydro 0.671.9%Biomass 2.938.3%Nuclear 4.4912.7%Coal 0.280.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.9avgGeneration 31.3avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 18:50
Low 25.3 · 04:20Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 31.3Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
93 Out
3
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 20 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 20 March 2020, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 20 Mar
Imported
93GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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