All interconnectors
Sat 12 Mar- Imported
- 78GWh
- Exported
- 1GWh
- Net in
- 77GWh
- Average net flow
- 3.22GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 12 March 2016
On Saturday 12 March, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand32.5GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables11%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All records- Set a new recordRenewable share · 19.3%Beat 17.6% from 11 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordZero-carbon share · 42.2%Beat 38.6% from 11 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest gas share · 35.7%Beat 38.1% from 11 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest demand · 24.99 GWBeat 27.39 GW from 11 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordGreenest day · 11.2%Beat 9.8% from 11 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost wind in a day · 55 GWhBeat 48 GWh from 11 Mar 2016. Since beaten
Key moments
On Saturday 12 March 2016, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 40.7 GW at 18:30. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 12:00. Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.972.9%Wind 2.286.9%Gas 14.1242.8%Hydro 0.451.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.6620.2%Coal 4.9515.0%
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Demand 27.2Generation 24.1Transfers 3.1
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Demand 32.5avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 3.1avg
Peak demand40.7GW · 18:30
Low 24.9 · 04:50Avg 32.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports77GWh
In78
Out1
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 3%
Transfers · Sat 12 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 12 March 2016, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 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 · GreenlinkAverage0.22GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 6.4 GWhOut 1.1 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage1.00GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.17GWPumping
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-1
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Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh
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