All interconnectors
Tue 29 Mar- Imported
- 75GWh
- Exported
- 4GWh
- Net in
- 71GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.96GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 29 March 2016
On Tuesday 29 March, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand33.8GW
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables15%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Tuesday 29 March 2016, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 40.5 GW at 20:00. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 12:30. 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 1.253.6%Wind 3.4410.0%Gas 14.3141.6%Hydro 0.541.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0223.3%Coal 3.319.6%
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Demand 26.5Generation 24.6Transfers 1.9
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Demand 33.8avgGeneration 30.9avgTransfers 2.9avg
Peak demand40.5GW · 20:00
Low 22.9 · 00:55Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.9Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In75
Out4
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 4%
Transfers · Tue 29 Mar
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 29 March 2016, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 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 · ElecLinkAverage1.97GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 47.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 4.0 GWhOut 3.9 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.99GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 23.7 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 · FoyersAverage0.04GWPumping
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-1
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Generated 10.2 GWhPumped 11.1 GWh
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