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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 March 2020

On Sunday 22 March, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind10.26 GW33%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass1.67 GW5%Solar2.52 GW8%Gas8.71 GW28%Imports3.33 GW11%Nuclear4.31 GW14%31.1GW AVERAGE33%8%28%11%14%
Price
£31.60/MWh
Day average £31.60
Demand31.1GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables43%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 March 2020, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 38.4 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £31.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 22:25. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.26/MWh at 21:00 to £47.63/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.528.0%Wind 10.2632.7%Gas 8.7127.8%Hydro 0.591.9%Biomass 1.675.3%Nuclear 4.3113.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.4GW · 18:50
Low 24.2 · 04:40Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
77 Out
3
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 22 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 March 2020, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Mar
Imported
77GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.52GWImporting

In 36.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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