All interconnectors
Sat 18 Jun- Imported
- 69GWh
- Exported
- 3GWh
- Net in
- 66GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.85GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 18 June 2016
On Saturday 18 June, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand26.9GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables11%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Saturday 18 June 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 11:05. Data for this day starts at 00:55. Wind generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 04:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 13:00. Gas made 51% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.264.6%Wind 1.756.4%Gas 12.2944.8%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.5927.7%Coal 1.104.0%
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Demand 22.8Generation 20.7Transfers 2.1
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Demand 26.9avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 2.8avg
Peak demand32.0GW · 11:05
Low 19.0 · 04:55Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports66GWh
In69
Out3
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 0%Wind 7%Solar 5%
Transfers · Sat 18 Jun
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 18 June 2016, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 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 · ElecLinkAverage1.91GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 44.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.01GWExporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 2.9 GWhOut 3.1 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.95GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 21.9 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 · FoyersAverage0.07GWPumping
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh
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