All interconnectors
Sat 25 Jun- Imported
- 69GWh
- Exported
- 0GWh
- Net in
- 68GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.85GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 25 June 2016
On Saturday 25 June, demand averaged 26.5 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand26.5GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables11%
Other41%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Saturday 25 June 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 30%. Demand peaked at 31.7 GW at 11:15. Wind generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 17:40. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 12:00. 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 1.726.4%Wind 1.053.9%Gas 12.1845.3%Hydro 0.100.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.0229.8%Coal 0.742.7%
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Demand 22.5Generation 20.0Transfers 2.6
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Demand 26.5avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 2.7avg
Peak demand31.7GW · 11:15
Low 18.9 · 04:45Avg 26.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In69
Out0
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 34%Hydro 0%Wind 4%Solar 7%
Transfers · Sat 25 Jun
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 25 June 2016, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
2
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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 · ElecLinkAverage1.81GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 43.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.15GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 3.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.88GWImporting
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-1
0
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In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.12GWPumping
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-1
0
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Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 8.7 GWh
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