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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 28 March 2020

On Saturday 28 March, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind13.47 GW45%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass1.28 GW4%Solar1.42 GW5%Gas6.22 GW21%Imports2.33 GW8%Nuclear4.33 GW15%28.9GW AVERAGE45%21%8%15%
Price
£13.49/MWh
Day average £13.49
Demand28.9GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables52%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Saturday 28 March 2020, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 18:55. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £13.49/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 15:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:30 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (147 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£1.19/MWh at 11:00 to £33.45/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 49% 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 1.424.8%Wind 13.4745.5%Gas 6.2221.0%Hydro 0.551.9%Biomass 1.284.3%Nuclear 4.3314.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 18:55
Low 22.0 · 03:55Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
50 Out
13
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 28 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 28 March 2020, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 28 Mar
Imported
50GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.72GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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