All interconnectors
Sat 26 Mar- Imported
- 70GWh
- Exported
- 1GWh
- Net in
- 70GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.90GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 March 2016
On Saturday 26 March, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand28.9GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables30%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All records- Set a new recordWind generation · 8.98 GWBeat 7.50 GW from 25 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordRenewable share · 33.6%Beat 33.0% from 25 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordZero-carbon share · 74.5%Beat 65.5% from 25 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest gas share · 19.6%Beat 25.8% from 25 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest demand · 20.86 GWBeat 23.00 GW from 25 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordGreenest day · 30.0%Beat 22.6% from 25 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordMost wind in a day · 190 GWhBeat 109 GWh from 25 Mar 2016. Since beaten
Key moments
On Saturday 26 March 2016, wind supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 18:50. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 11:00. Wind made 30% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 11% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.321.1%Wind 7.9427.0%Gas 7.8926.9%Hydro 0.561.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5225.6%Coal 1.896.4%
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Demand 24.5Generation 22.1Transfers 2.4
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Demand 28.9avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 2.8avg
Peak demand36.9GW · 18:50
Low 20.7 · 04:25Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports70GWh
In70
Out1
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 29%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 1%
Transfers · Sat 26 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 26 March 2016, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
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00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.80GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 43.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.23GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
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00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 6.1 GWhOut 0.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.87GWImporting
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-1
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In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.06GWPumping
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Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh
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