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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 30 March 2016

On Wednesday 30 March, demand averaged 34.1 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

34.1GW AVERAGEWind1.99 GW6%Hydro0.52 GW1%Solar1.52 GW4%Gas15.25 GW44%Coal4.24 GW12%Imports3.44 GW10%Nuclear7.94 GW23%34.1GW AVERAGE44%12%10%23%
Price
—/MWh
Demand34.1GW
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables12%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 30 March 2016, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 40.4 GW at 20:05. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 10:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.524.4%Wind 1.995.7%Gas 15.2543.7%Hydro 0.521.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.9422.8%Coal 4.2412.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.1avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.4GW · 20:05
Low 25.0 · 04:25Avg 34.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
75 Out
5
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 6%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 30 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 30 March 2016, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 30 Mar
Imported
75GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.91GW 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

Average1.98GWImporting

In 47.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 13.6 GWh

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