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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 March 2021

On Friday 5 March, demand averaged 35.5 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

35.5GW AVERAGEWind3.52 GW10%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.71 GW7%Solar0.86 GW2%Gas18.87 GW52%Coal1.63 GW4%Imports4.48 GW12%Nuclear3.96 GW11%35.5GW AVERAGE10%7%52%12%11%
Price
£55.37/MWh
Day average £55.37
Demand35.5GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables13%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
280g/kWh
0Day average 280300
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Key moments

On Friday 5 March 2021, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 11%. Demand peaked at 42.5 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 280 g/kWh and the price £55.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (207 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (345 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.67/MWh at 04:00 to £112.01/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 59% 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 0.862.4%Wind 3.529.7%Gas 18.8751.8%Hydro 0.411.1%Biomass 2.717.4%Nuclear 3.9610.9%Coal 1.634.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.5avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.5GW · 18:35
Low 26.2 · 04:20Avg 35.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
102 Out
14
Zero-carbon share27%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 5 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 March 2021, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 Mar
Imported
102GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.69GW 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

Average2.29GWImporting

In 54.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.58GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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