All interconnectors
Sun 3 Jul- Imported
- 53GWh
- Exported
- 2GWh
- Net in
- 51GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.13GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 July 2016
On Sunday 3 July, demand averaged 25.5 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand25.5GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables22%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
—
Key moments
On Sunday 3 July 2016, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 30%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 12:05. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 13:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.208.5%Wind 3.1812.3%Gas 9.5536.9%Hydro 0.240.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6829.6%Coal 0.512.0%
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Demand 22.4Generation 20.5Transfers 1.9
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Demand 25.5avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 2.1avg
Peak demand31.1GW · 12:05
Low 17.6 · 04:45Avg 25.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In53
Out2
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 33%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 9%
Transfers · Sun 3 Jul
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 3 July 2016, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 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 · ElecLinkAverage1.45GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 34.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.05GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 3.3 GWhOut 2.1 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.62GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 15.0 GWhOut 0.1 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 · FoyersAverage0.02GWGenerating
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh
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