All interconnectors
Tue 3 May- Imported
- 67GWh
- Exported
- 8GWh
- Net in
- 59GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.45GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 May 2016
On Tuesday 3 May, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand31.7GW
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables23%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Tuesday 3 May 2016, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 12:10. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 11:30. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.046.3%Wind 4.7514.7%Gas 13.0940.5%Hydro 0.501.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0721.9%Coal 1.845.7%
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Demand 25.1Generation 22.9Transfers 2.1
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Demand 31.7avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers 2.4avg
Peak demand37.7GW · 12:10
Low 21.6 · 00:35Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports59GWh
In67
Out8
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 7%
Transfers · Tue 3 May
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 3 May 2016, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.82GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 43.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.30GWExporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.4 GWhOut 7.7 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.94GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
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00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
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00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.05GWPumping
-2
-1
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Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh
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