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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 27 March 2020

On Friday 27 March, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind6.02 GW20%Hydro0.66 GW2%Biomass2.91 GW9%Solar2.52 GW8%Gas9.41 GW31%Coal1.00 GW3%Imports3.73 GW12%Nuclear4.41 GW14%30.2GW AVERAGE20%9%8%31%12%14%
Price
£24.85/MWh
Day average £24.85
Demand30.2GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables30%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
205g/kWh
0Day average 205300
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Key moments

On Friday 27 March 2020, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 205 g/kWh and the price £24.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 20:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 00:30 (259 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.44/MWh at 23:30 to £34.08/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 35% 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 2.528.2%Wind 6.0219.6%Gas 9.4130.7%Hydro 0.662.1%Biomass 2.919.5%Nuclear 4.4114.4%Coal 1.003.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 19:05
Low 23.2 · 04:40Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
87 Out
9
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 9%

Transfers · Fri 27 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 27 March 2020, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 27 Mar
Imported
87GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.77GWImporting

In 42.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 9.4 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

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 1.4 GWh

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