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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 March 2021

On Monday 8 March, demand averaged 35.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

35.4GW AVERAGEWind4.89 GW14%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.89 GW8%Solar1.11 GW3%Gas17.63 GW49%Coal0.78 GW2%Imports4.55 GW13%Nuclear3.82 GW11%35.4GW AVERAGE14%8%49%13%11%
Price
£57.90/MWh
Day average £57.90
Demand35.4GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables18%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
252g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 8 March 2021, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 43.2 GW at 18:30. Carbon intensity averaged 252 g/kWh and the price £57.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 19:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (212 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (280 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £40.19/MWh at 03:30 to £107.52/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 56% 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 1.113.1%Wind 4.8913.6%Gas 17.6348.9%Hydro 0.381.1%Biomass 2.898.0%Nuclear 3.8210.6%Coal 0.782.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.4avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand43.2GW · 18:30
Low 25.7 · 04:25Avg 35.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
104 Out
10
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 8 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 March 2021, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 Mar
Imported
104GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.36GWImporting

In 56.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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