All interconnectors
Thu 24 Mar- Imported
- 76GWh
- Exported
- 5GWh
- Net in
- 71GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.96GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 March 2016
On Thursday 24 March, demand averaged 34.9 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand34.9GW
Generation 32.1Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables15%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All records- Set a new recordWind generation · 5.56 GWBeat 3.66 GW from 16 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordZero-carbon share · 47.9%Beat 47.3% from 13 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordGreenest day · 14.8%Beat 13.6% from 14 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost wind in a day · 104 GWhBeat 74 GWh from 16 Mar 2016. Since beaten
Key moments
On Thursday 24 March 2016, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 42.7 GW at 18:50. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 11:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 12:00. Gas made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.501.4%Wind 4.3412.2%Gas 14.8441.8%Hydro 0.421.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8822.2%Coal 4.1011.5%
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Demand 27.1Generation 25.3Transfers 1.8
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Demand 34.9avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers 2.8avg
Peak demand42.7GW · 18:50
Low 24.6 · 04:25Avg 34.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports71GWh
In76
Out5
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 2%
Transfers · Thu 24 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 24 March 2016, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.98GWImporting
-3
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-1
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In 47.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.01GWExporting
-3
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-1
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In 5.1 GWhOut 5.4 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.99GWImporting
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-1
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In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.19GWPumping
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Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh
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