All interconnectors
Thu 16 Jun- Imported
- 56GWh
- Exported
- 4GWh
- Net in
- 53GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.19GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 June 2016
On Thursday 16 June, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.8GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables10%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Thursday 16 June 2016, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 12:15. Wind generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 14:00. Gas made 59% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.414.5%Wind 1.585.0%Gas 16.8453.6%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.7421.4%Coal 1.966.2%
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Demand 24.1Generation 21.6Transfers 2.5
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Demand 30.8avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 2.2avg
Peak demand37.1GW · 12:15
Low 20.8 · 04:40Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports53GWh
In56
Out4
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 0%Wind 6%Solar 5%
Transfers · Thu 16 Jun
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 16 June 2016, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 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 · ElecLinkAverage1.50GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 35.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.02GWExporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 3.4 GWhOut 3.8 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.71GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.03GWPumping
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 10.0 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh
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