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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 March 2021

On Saturday 13 March, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 52%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind14.73 GW46%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass1.81 GW6%Solar1.50 GW5%Gas5.90 GW18%Imports3.33 GW10%Nuclear4.38 GW14%32.0GW AVERAGE46%18%10%14%
Price
£65.68/MWh
Day average £65.68
Demand32.0GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables52%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
95g/kWh
0Day average 95300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 March 2021, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 95 g/kWh and the price £65.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.0 GW at 12:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (147 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.98/MWh at 23:30 to £89.84/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.504.6%Wind 14.7345.7%Gas 5.9018.3%Hydro 0.621.9%Biomass 1.815.6%Nuclear 4.3813.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 18:35
Low 24.7 · 04:30Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
75 Out
0
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 13 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 March 2021, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Mar
Imported
75GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.12GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.00GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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