All interconnectors
Sun 27 Mar- Imported
- 62GWh
- Exported
- 1GWh
- Net in
- 61GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.67GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 27 March 2016
On Sunday 27 March, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand27.7GW
Generation 25.2Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables31%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All recordsKey moments
On Sunday 27 March 2016, nuclear supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 33.2 GW at 20:05. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 14:00. Nuclear made 30% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 24% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.334.7%Wind 6.8824.3%Gas 7.0725.0%Hydro 0.672.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4926.5%Coal 1.806.4%
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Demand 24.3Generation 21.9Transfers 2.4
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Demand 27.7avgGeneration 25.2avgTransfers 2.5avg
Peak demand33.2GW · 20:05
Low 20.9 · 05:50Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.2Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In62
Out1
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 3%Wind 27%Solar 5%
Transfers · Sun 27 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 27 March 2016, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 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
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.68GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 38.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.25GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 6.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.73GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 17.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.20GWPumping
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-1
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Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 12.1 GWh
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