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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 16 March 2016

On Wednesday 16 March, demand averaged 36.5 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

36.5GW AVERAGEWind3.08 GW8%Hydro0.43 GW1%Solar1.02 GW3%Gas15.93 GW43%Coal6.38 GW17%Imports3.46 GW9%Nuclear6.92 GW19%36.5GW AVERAGE8%43%17%9%19%
Price
—/MWh
Demand36.5GW
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables12%
Other28%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 16 March 2016, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 45.8 GW at 18:50. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 16:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.8 GW at 12:30. Gas made 47% 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 1.022.7%Wind 3.088.3%Gas 15.9342.8%Hydro 0.431.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9218.6%Coal 6.3817.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 36.5avgGeneration 33.8avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand45.8GW · 18:50
Low 25.8 · 04:25Avg 36.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 33.8Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
75 Out
7
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 16 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 16 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

Wed 16 Mar
Imported
75GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.83GW 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

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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