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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 1 March 2021

On Monday 1 March, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind2.58 GW7%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.65 GW7%Solar1.10 GW3%Gas19.03 GW53%Coal1.20 GW3%Imports4.90 GW14%Nuclear3.80 GW11%34.7GW AVERAGE7%7%53%14%11%
Price
£61.34/MWh
Day average £61.34
Demand34.7GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables12%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
276g/kWh
0Day average 276300
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Key moments

On Monday 1 March 2021, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 11%. Demand peaked at 42.4 GW at 18:15. Carbon intensity averaged 276 g/kWh and the price £61.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 19:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (244 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (313 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.36/MWh at 23:30 to £119.55/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 62% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.103.1%Wind 2.587.2%Gas 19.0353.2%Hydro 0.501.4%Biomass 2.657.4%Nuclear 3.8010.6%Coal 1.203.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.4GW · 18:15
Low 24.5 · 04:00Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
111 Out
16
Zero-carbon share26%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 1 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 1 March 2021, Great Britain imported 111 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 1 Mar
Imported
111GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.67GWImporting

In 64.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 8.8 GWh

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