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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 31 March 2020

On Tuesday 31 March, demand averaged 31.8 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

31.8GW AVERAGEWind5.01 GW16%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass2.71 GW8%Solar1.77 GW5%Gas13.63 GW42%Coal0.42 GW1%Imports3.86 GW12%Nuclear4.30 GW13%31.8GW AVERAGE16%8%42%12%13%
Price
£28.61/MWh
Day average £28.61
Demand31.8GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables23%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 31 March 2020, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £28.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (187 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (272 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.91/MWh at 01:00 to £38.58/MWh at 21:30. 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 1.775.5%Wind 5.0115.5%Gas 13.6342.3%Hydro 0.561.7%Biomass 2.718.4%Nuclear 4.3013.3%Coal 0.421.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.8avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 17:55
Low 24.4 · 00:50Avg 31.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
90 Out
8
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 31 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 31 March 2020, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 31 Mar
Imported
90GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.41GW 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

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh

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