All interconnectors
Tue 5 Apr- Imported
- 76GWh
- Exported
- 7GWh
- Net in
- 69GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.87GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 April 2016
On Tuesday 5 April, demand averaged 32.7 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand32.7GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables14%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Tuesday 5 April 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 09:05. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 15:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:30. Gas made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.424.2%Wind 2.898.6%Gas 14.9344.6%Hydro 0.521.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1124.2%Coal 2.216.6%
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Demand 25.2Generation 22.1Transfers 3.2
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Demand 32.7avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 2.6avg
Peak demand38.1GW · 09:05
Low 23.5 · 04:25Avg 32.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports69GWh
In76
Out7
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 5%
Transfers · Tue 5 Apr
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 5 April 2016, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.99GWImporting
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-1
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In 47.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.11GWExporting
-3
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-1
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In 3.9 GWhOut 6.5 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage1.00GWImporting
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In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.26GWPumping
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Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh
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