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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 29 March 2020

On Sunday 29 March, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind12.56 GW41%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass1.08 GW4%Solar2.06 GW7%Gas6.45 GW21%Coal0.39 GW1%Imports2.84 GW9%Nuclear4.31 GW14%29.6GW AVERAGE41%21%9%14%
Price
£18.12/MWh
Day average £18.12
Demand29.6GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables50%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Sunday 29 March 2020, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £18.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (94 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (192 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£0.55/MWh at 05:00 to £37.13/MWh at 20:00. The price was below zero for 1.5 hours. Wind made 46% 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 2.066.8%Wind 12.5641.5%Gas 6.4521.3%Hydro 0.581.9%Biomass 1.083.6%Nuclear 4.3114.2%Coal 0.391.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 17:55
Low 22.4 · 06:00Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
62 Out
6
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 29 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 29 March 2020, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 29 Mar
Imported
62GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.21GWImporting

In 27.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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