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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 31 March 2016

On Thursday 31 March, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind0.86 GW2%Hydro0.59 GW2%Solar1.67 GW5%Gas15.90 GW46%Coal3.93 GW11%Imports3.63 GW11%Nuclear7.83 GW23%33.8GW AVERAGE46%11%11%23%
Price
—/MWh
Demand33.8GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables9%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 31 March 2016, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 09:30. Wind generation peaked at 1.6 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 11:30. Gas made 52% 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 1.674.9%Wind 0.862.5%Gas 15.9046.2%Hydro 0.591.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8322.8%Coal 3.9311.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 09:30
Low 24.7 · 00:50Avg 33.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
76 Out
5
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 3%Solar 5%

Transfers · Thu 31 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 31 March 2016, Great Britain imported 76 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

Thu 31 Mar
Imported
76GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.93GW 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

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 11.3 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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