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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 25 March 2020

On Wednesday 25 March, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind5.06 GW16%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass3.02 GW9%Solar2.57 GW8%Gas11.99 GW38%Coal0.77 GW2%Imports3.43 GW11%Nuclear4.33 GW14%31.0GW AVERAGE16%9%8%38%11%14%
Price
£22.41/MWh
Day average £22.41
Demand31.0GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables26%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
222g/kWh
0Day average 222300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 25 March 2020, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 222 g/kWh and the price £22.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (125 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (303 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.45/MWh at 00:00 to £41.02/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 2.578.1%Wind 5.0615.9%Gas 11.9937.7%Hydro 0.632.0%Biomass 3.029.5%Nuclear 4.3313.6%Coal 0.772.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 18:55
Low 23.8 · 03:55Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
78 Out
13
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 25 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 25 March 2020, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 25 Mar
Imported
78GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.45GWImporting

In 34.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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