All interconnectors
Thu 11 Mar- Imported
- 73GWh
- Exported
- 3GWh
- Net in
- 70GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.91GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 March 2021
On Thursday 11 March, demand averaged 35.2 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand35.2GW
Generation 32.3Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables51%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
109g/kWh
0Day average 109300
Key moments
On Thursday 11 March 2021, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 42.2 GW at 18:25. Carbon intensity averaged 109 g/kWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.2 GW at 14:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (146 g/kWh). Wind made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.424.0%Wind 16.4346.2%Gas 7.1020.0%Hydro 0.431.2%Biomass 2.837.9%Nuclear 4.1311.6%
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Demand 27.6Generation 27.3Transfers 0.3
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Demand 35.2avgGeneration 32.3avgTransfers 2.9avg
Peak demand42.2GW · 18:25
Low 26.9 · 04:40Avg 35.20–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.3Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports70GWh
In73
Out3
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 51%Solar 4%
Transfers · Thu 11 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 11 March 2021, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to France (3 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.81GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.61GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 41.4 GWhOut 2.7 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.49GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 11.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.05GWPumping
-2
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2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh
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