All interconnectors
Fri 25 Mar- Imported
- 72GWh
- Exported
- 1GWh
- Net in
- 71GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.95GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 25 March 2016
On Friday 25 March, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand29.7GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables23%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All records- Set a new recordWind generation · 7.50 GWBeat 5.56 GW from 24 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordRenewable share · 33.0%Beat 23.9% from 14 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordZero-carbon share · 65.5%Beat 47.9% from 24 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest gas share · 25.8%Beat 35.1% from 13 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest demand · 23.00 GWBeat 23.56 GW from 20 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordGreenest day · 22.6%Beat 14.8% from 24 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost wind in a day · 109 GWhBeat 104 GWh from 24 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost solar in a day · 44 GWhBeat 41 GWh from 14 Mar 2016. Since beaten
Key moments
On Friday 25 March 2016, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 19:00. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 20:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 11:30. Gas made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.856.1%Wind 4.5615.1%Gas 9.8332.6%Hydro 0.411.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6925.5%Coal 2.528.4%
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Demand 24.3Generation 21.4Transfers 2.9
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Demand 29.7avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 2.8avg
Peak demand37.3GW · 19:00
Low 22.9 · 04:40Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports71GWh
In72
Out1
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 7%
Transfers · Fri 25 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 25 March 2016, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.80GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 43.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.20GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 5.8 GWhOut 1.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.95GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
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In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.12GWPumping
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-1
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Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 10.3 GWh
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