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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 15 March 2016

On Tuesday 15 March, demand averaged 36.9 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

36.9GW AVERAGEWind2.51 GW7%Hydro0.48 GW1%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas16.45 GW44%Coal6.89 GW18%Imports3.48 GW9%Nuclear7.04 GW19%36.9GW AVERAGE44%18%9%19%
Price
—/MWh
Demand36.9GW
Generation 34.1Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables10%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 15 March 2016, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 46.7 GW at 18:45. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 15:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 11:00. Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.701.9%Wind 2.516.7%Gas 16.4543.8%Hydro 0.481.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0418.7%Coal 6.8918.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.9avgGeneration 34.1avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand46.7GW · 18:45
Low 25.4 · 04:15Avg 36.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 34.1Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
75 Out
7
Zero-carbon share31%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 2%

Transfers · Tue 15 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 15 March 2016, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 15 Mar
Imported
75GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.95GWImporting

In 46.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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