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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 20 March 2016

On Sunday 20 March, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind1.70 GW5%Hydro0.34 GW1%Solar0.88 GW3%Gas13.64 GW42%Coal5.38 GW17%Imports3.20 GW10%Nuclear7.04 GW22%31.5GW AVERAGE42%17%10%22%
Price
—/MWh
Demand31.5GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables9%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 20 March 2016, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 40.1 GW at 18:50. Wind generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 18:35. Solar generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 12:00. 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 0.882.7%Wind 1.705.3%Gas 13.6442.4%Hydro 0.341.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0421.9%Coal 5.3816.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.1GW · 18:50
Low 23.5 · 04:55Avg 31.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
69 Out
3
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 20 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 20 March 2016, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 20 Mar
Imported
69GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.76GW 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

Average2.00GWImporting

In 47.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.02GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 12.4 GWh

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