All interconnectors
Thu 10 Mar- Imported
- 75GWh
- Exported
- 13GWh
- Net in
- 62GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.58GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 March 2016
On Thursday 10 March, demand averaged 38.0 GW. Renewables supplied 5%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand38.0GW
Generation 35.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables5%
Other25%
Carbon intensity
—
Records set on this day
All records- First recorded valueWind generation · 1.25 GWAt 21:00–21:30 GMT
- First recorded valueSolar generation · 2.42 GWAt 12:30–13:00 GMT
- First recorded valueRenewable share · 8.2%At 12:30–13:00 GMT
- First recorded valueZero-carbon share · 28.9%At 04:00–04:30 GMT
- First recorded valueLowest gas share · 46.0%At 19:00–19:30 GMT
- First recorded valueLowest demand · 27.49 GWAt 04:00–04:30 GMT
- First recorded valuePeak demand · 46.76 GWAt 18:30–19:00 GMT
- First recorded valueGreenest day · 5.4%Over the whole day
- First recorded valueMost wind in a day · 21 GWhOver the whole day
- First recorded valueMost solar in a day · 16 GWhOver the whole day
Key moments
On Thursday 10 March 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and coal 21%. Demand peaked at 46.9 GW at 18:35. Wind generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 12:30. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.681.7%Wind 0.882.3%Gas 18.8748.5%Hydro 0.531.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.2316.0%Coal 8.2221.1%
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Demand 29.7Generation 27.5Transfers 2.2
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Demand 38.0avgGeneration 35.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
Peak demand46.9GW · 18:35
Low 27.4 · 04:25Avg 38.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 35.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports62GWh
In75
Out13
Zero-carbon share23%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 2%Solar 2%
Transfers · Thu 10 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 10 March 2016, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage2.00GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.41GWExporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 2.8 GWhOut 12.8 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage1.00GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.02GWPumping
-3
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-1
0
1
2
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Generated 9.9 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh
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