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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 23 March 2020

On Monday 23 March, demand averaged 34.2 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

34.2GW AVERAGEWind12.25 GW36%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass2.60 GW8%Solar2.50 GW7%Gas8.15 GW24%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports3.91 GW11%Nuclear4.28 GW12%34.2GW AVERAGE36%8%7%24%11%12%
Price
£25.87/MWh
Day average £25.87
Demand34.2GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables44%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
141g/kWh
0Day average 141300
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Key moments

On Monday 23 March 2020, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 41.0 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 141 g/kWh and the price £25.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 01:50. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.01/MWh at 03:30 to £42.46/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 40% 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 2.507.3%Wind 12.2535.5%Gas 8.1523.6%Hydro 0.521.5%Biomass 2.607.5%Nuclear 4.2812.4%Coal 0.260.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.2avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.0GW · 19:00
Low 25.0 · 04:00Avg 34.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports90GWh
In
91 Out
0
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 23 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 23 March 2020, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 23 Mar
Imported
91GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
90GWh
Average net flow
3.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.80GWImporting

In 43.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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