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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 March 2021

On Saturday 6 March, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

32.7GW AVERAGEWind1.89 GW6%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.25 GW7%Solar1.12 GW3%Gas18.62 GW55%Coal0.84 GW3%Imports4.79 GW14%Nuclear3.64 GW11%32.7GW AVERAGE55%14%11%
Price
£74.69/MWh
Day average £74.69
Demand32.7GW
Generation 28.8Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables10%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
277g/kWh
0Day average 277300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 March 2021, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 11%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 277 g/kWh and the price £74.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 22:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (257 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (314 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.68/MWh at 02:00 to £258.74/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 65% 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 1.123.3%Wind 1.895.6%Gas 18.6255.5%Hydro 0.421.3%Biomass 2.256.7%Nuclear 3.6410.8%Coal 0.842.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.7avgGeneration 28.8avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 18:30
Low 25.8 · 04:45Avg 32.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 28.8Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
109 Out
14
Zero-carbon share25%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sat 6 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 March 2021, Great Britain imported 109 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 Mar
Imported
109GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.50GWImporting

In 59.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.03GWImporting

In 24.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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