All interconnectors
Mon 14 Mar- Imported
- 74GWh
- Exported
- 5GWh
- Net in
- 69GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.89GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 March 2016
On Monday 14 March, demand averaged 35.4 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand35.4GW
Generation 32.6Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables14%
Other29%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All records- Set a new recordWind generation · 3.33 GWBeat 3.09 GW from 11 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordSolar generation · 6.35 GWBeat 5.72 GW from 13 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordRenewable share · 23.9%Beat 22.5% from 13 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordGreenest day · 13.6%Beat 11.2% from 12 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost wind in a day · 63 GWhBeat 55 GWh from 12 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost solar in a day · 41 GWhBeat 35 GWh from 13 Mar 2016. Since beaten
Key moments
On Monday 14 March 2016, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 44.9 GW at 18:45. Wind generation peaked at 3.4 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 12:00. 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 1.704.7%Wind 2.627.3%Gas 15.1942.2%Hydro 0.571.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0319.5%Coal 5.4915.2%
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Demand 27.3Generation 24.3Transfers 3.1
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Demand 35.4avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers 2.8avg
Peak demand44.9GW · 18:45
Low 24.3 · 04:25Avg 35.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports69GWh
In74
Out5
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 8%Solar 5%
Transfers · Mon 14 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 14 March 2016, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 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 · ElecLinkAverage1.99GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 47.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.09GWExporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 2.4 GWhOut 4.7 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage1.00GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 24.0 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 · FoyersAverage0.05GWPumping
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-1
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Generated 7.2 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh
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