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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 March 2016

On Monday 28 March, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind4.73 GW16%Hydro0.68 GW2%Solar1.30 GW4%Gas10.26 GW34%Coal2.27 GW8%Imports3.18 GW11%Nuclear7.53 GW25%29.4GW AVERAGE16%34%8%11%25%
Price
—/MWh
Demand29.4GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables22%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 28 March 2016, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 20:05. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 15:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 13:30. Gas made 38% 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 1.304.4%Wind 4.7315.8%Gas 10.2634.2%Hydro 0.682.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5325.1%Coal 2.277.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 20:05
Low 22.8 · 04:55Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
68 Out
5
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 3%Wind 18%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 28 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 March 2016, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Mar
Imported
68GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.64GW 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

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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