All interconnectors
Wed 6 Jul- Imported
- 49GWh
- Exported
- 2GWh
- Net in
- 47GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.96GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 July 2016
On Wednesday 6 July, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.2GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables13%
Other33%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Wednesday 6 July 2016, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 16:55. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 12:00. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.996.5%Wind 1.735.6%Gas 14.9548.9%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7225.2%Coal 1.745.7%
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Demand 23.5Generation 21.0Transfers 2.6
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Demand 30.2avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 1.9avg
Peak demand36.4GW · 16:55
Low 20.0 · 00:35Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports47GWh
In49
Out2
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 7%
Transfers · Wed 6 Jul
Interconnectors and storage
On Wednesday 6 July 2016, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 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 · ElecLinkAverage1.30GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 31.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.11GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 4.6 GWhOut 1.9 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.55GWImporting
-2
-1
0
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In 13.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
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1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.10GWPumping
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-1
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Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh
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