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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 March 2020

On Thursday 26 March, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind2.85 GW9%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass3.02 GW9%Solar2.56 GW8%Gas13.50 GW42%Coal1.10 GW3%Imports3.64 GW11%Nuclear4.46 GW14%30.7GW AVERAGE9%9%8%42%11%14%
Price
£30.03/MWh
Day average £30.03
Demand30.7GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables19%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
264g/kWh
0Day average 264300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 March 2020, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 264 g/kWh and the price £30.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 21:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (207 g/kWh) and highest at 04:00 (304 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £22.41/MWh at 11:00 to £45.08/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% 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 2.568.0%Wind 2.859.0%Gas 13.5042.4%Hydro 0.692.2%Biomass 3.029.5%Nuclear 4.4614.0%Coal 1.103.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 19:00
Low 23.4 · 04:00Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
83 Out
22
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 26 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 March 2020, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Mar
Imported
83GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.57GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.48GWImporting

In 35.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.90GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 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 4.1 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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