All interconnectors
Tue 26 Jul- Imported
- 64GWh
- Exported
- 2GWh
- Net in
- 62GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.58GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 July 2016
On Tuesday 26 July, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.2GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables10%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Tuesday 26 July 2016, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 12:25. Wind generation peaked at 2.2 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 11:00. Gas made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.394.6%Wind 1.525.0%Gas 15.4050.4%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8025.6%Coal 1.203.9%
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Demand 23.3Generation 20.2Transfers 3.1
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Demand 30.2avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 2.6avg
Peak demand36.3GW · 12:25
Low 20.5 · 03:55Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports62GWh
In64
Out2
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 5%
Transfers · Tue 26 Jul
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 26 July 2016, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 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
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.64GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 39.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.14GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 4.8 GWhOut 1.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.81GWImporting
-2
-1
0
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In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.01GWPumping
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-1
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Generated 7.3 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh
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