All interconnectors
Sun 13 Mar- Imported
- 77GWh
- Exported
- 2GWh
- Net in
- 75GWh
- Average net flow
- 3.12GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 March 2016
On Sunday 13 March, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables11%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All records- Set a new recordSolar generation · 5.72 GWBeat 4.80 GW from 11 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordRenewable share · 22.5%Beat 19.3% from 12 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordZero-carbon share · 47.3%Beat 42.2% from 12 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest gas share · 35.1%Beat 35.7% from 12 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest demand · 23.98 GWBeat 24.99 GW from 12 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost solar in a day · 35 GWhBeat 30 GWh from 11 Mar 2016. Since beaten
Key moments
On Sunday 13 March 2016, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 40.6 GW at 19:00. Wind generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 20:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:30. Gas made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.464.6%Wind 1.514.8%Gas 13.3942.2%Hydro 0.521.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9021.8%Coal 4.4714.1%
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Demand 25.9Generation 23.3Transfers 2.6
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Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 3.0avg
Peak demand40.6GW · 19:00
Low 23.9 · 05:10Avg 31.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports75GWh
In77
Out2
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 5%Solar 5%
Transfers · Sun 13 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 13 March 2016, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage2.00GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.12GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 4.6 GWhOut 1.8 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage1.00GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.10GWPumping
-2
-1
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1
2
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Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 9.1 GWh
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