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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 23 March 2016

On Wednesday 23 March, demand averaged 35.7 GW. Renewables supplied 6%.

35.7GW AVERAGEWind1.16 GW3%Hydro0.41 GW1%Solar0.53 GW1%Gas16.76 GW46%Coal6.23 GW17%Imports3.59 GW10%Nuclear7.68 GW21%35.7GW AVERAGE46%17%10%21%
Price
—/MWh
Demand35.7GW
Generation 32.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables6%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 23 March 2016, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 44.3 GW at 18:55. Wind generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 22:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 11:00. Gas made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.531.5%Wind 1.163.2%Gas 16.7646.1%Hydro 0.411.1%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6821.1%Coal 6.2317.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.7avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand44.3GW · 18:55
Low 24.9 · 04:15Avg 35.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
77 Out
3
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 23 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 23 March 2016, Great Britain imported 77 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

Wed 23 Mar
Imported
77GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.06GW 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

Average0.06GWImporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 9.5 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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