All interconnectors
Sat 13 Aug- Imported
- 57GWh
- Exported
- 1GWh
- Net in
- 56GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.33GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 August 2016
On Saturday 13 August, demand averaged 25.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand25.8GW
Generation 23.5Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables24%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Saturday 13 August 2016, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 30%. Demand peaked at 31.0 GW at 12:05. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 13:00. Gas made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.736.6%Wind 4.1815.9%Gas 8.8433.7%Hydro 0.471.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.8429.9%Coal 0.471.8%
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Demand 22.6Generation 19.9Transfers 2.8
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Demand 25.8avgGeneration 23.5avgTransfers 2.3avg
Peak demand31.0GW · 12:05
Low 18.5 · 04:10Avg 25.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 23.5Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports56GWh
In57
Out1
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 33%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 7%
Transfers · Sat 13 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 13 August 2016, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 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 · ElecLinkAverage1.42GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 34.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.16GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 4.5 GWhOut 0.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.75GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 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 · FoyersAverage0.03GWPumping
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-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 8.6 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh
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