All interconnectors
Fri 3 Jun- Imported
- 68GWh
- Exported
- 5GWh
- Net in
- 63GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.64GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 June 2016
On Friday 3 June, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand29.8GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables12%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Friday 3 June 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 12:05. Wind generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 13:00. 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 1.535.0%Wind 1.946.4%Gas 13.6344.9%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7425.5%Coal 2.247.4%
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Demand 24.1Generation 21.5Transfers 2.6
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Demand 29.8avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 2.6avg
Peak demand36.3GW · 12:05
Low 20.2 · 04:55Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports63GWh
In68
Out5
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 6%
Transfers · Fri 3 Jun
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 3 June 2016, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 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 · ElecLinkAverage1.95GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 46.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.04GWExporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 3.9 GWhOut 4.9 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.73GWImporting
-2
-1
0
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In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.06GWPumping
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Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh
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