All interconnectors
Sun 7 Aug- Imported
- 47GWh
- Exported
- 2GWh
- Net in
- 44GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.84GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 August 2016
On Sunday 7 August, demand averaged 24.5 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand24.5GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables35%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Records set on this day
All records- Set a new recordRenewable share · 45.2%Beat 42.6% from 2 Jul 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordZero-carbon share · 79.7%Beat 75.9% from 2 Jul 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest gas share · 17.9%Beat 18.1% from 27 Mar 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordLowest demand · 17.56 GWBeat 17.63 GW from 26 Jun 2016. Since beaten
- Set a new recordGreenest day · 34.5%Beat 31.4% from 27 Mar 2016. Since beaten
Key moments
On Sunday 7 August 2016, nuclear supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 29.8 GW at 12:35. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 18:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 13:00. Nuclear made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 24% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.088.3%Wind 6.3925.4%Gas 6.1624.5%Hydro 0.220.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.6130.2%Coal 0.471.9%
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Demand 20.9Generation 20.1Transfers 0.8
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Demand 24.5avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 1.6avg
Peak demand29.8GW · 12:35
Low 17.5 · 05:30Avg 24.50–30 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports44GWh
In47
Out2
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 33%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 9%
Transfers · Sun 7 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 7 August 2016, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.19GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 28.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.27GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 6.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.39GWImporting
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
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In 11.6 GWhOut 2.4 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.25GWPumping
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Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 12.9 GWh
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