All interconnectors
Sun 21 Aug- Imported
- 38GWh
- Exported
- 3GWh
- Net in
- 35GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.47GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 21 August 2016
On Sunday 21 August, demand averaged 25.2 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand25.2GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables25%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Sunday 21 August 2016, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 32%. Demand peaked at 30.4 GW at 17:50. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 03:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:30. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.395.4%Wind 4.6818.2%Gas 8.2231.9%Hydro 0.331.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1831.7%Coal 0.953.7%
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Demand 21.5Generation 20.1Transfers 1.4
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Demand 25.2avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 1.4avg
Peak demand30.4GW · 17:50
Low 17.8 · 04:40Avg 25.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports35GWh
In38
Out3
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 34%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 6%
Transfers · Sun 21 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 21 August 2016, Great Britain imported 38 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (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 · ElecLinkAverage0.86GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 21.3 GWhOut 0.7 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.15GWImporting
-2
-1
0
1
2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 4.1 GWhOut 0.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.46GWImporting
-2
-1
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In 13.0 GWhOut 2.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.02GWPumping
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2
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Generated 10.6 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh
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