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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 30 March 2020

On Monday 30 March, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind7.93 GW25%Hydro0.63 GW2%Biomass2.06 GW7%Solar1.38 GW4%Gas10.53 GW33%Coal0.56 GW2%Imports4.29 GW14%Nuclear4.29 GW14%31.6GW AVERAGE25%33%14%14%
Price
£27.70/MWh
Day average £27.70
Demand31.6GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables31%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
198g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 30 March 2020, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 198 g/kWh and the price £27.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (151 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (230 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.19/MWh at 01:00 to £36.21/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 38% 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 1.384.4%Wind 7.9325.0%Gas 10.5333.2%Hydro 0.632.0%Biomass 2.066.5%Nuclear 4.2913.6%Coal 0.561.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 17:55
Low 23.7 · 04:50Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports100GWh
In
100 Out
1
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 29%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 30 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 30 March 2020, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 30 Mar
Imported
100GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
100GWh
Average net flow
4.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.85GWImporting

In 44.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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