All interconnectors
Thu 25 Aug- Imported
- 60GWh
- Exported
- 6GWh
- Net in
- 54GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.24GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 August 2016
On Thursday 25 August, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 7%.
Price
—/MWh
Demand32.0GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables7%
Other34%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Thursday 25 August 2016, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 16:55. Wind generation peaked at 1.4 GW at 01:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 11:30. Gas made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 0.973.0%Wind 0.842.6%Gas 17.4353.2%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.3625.5%Coal 1.966.0%
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Demand 25.5Generation 23.4Transfers 2.1
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Demand 32.0avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 2.1avg
Peak demand38.2GW · 16:55
Low 21.7 · 03:40Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports54GWh
In60
Out6
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 3%
Transfers · Thu 25 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 25 August 2016, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.45GWImporting
-3
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-1
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1
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In 35.6 GWhOut 0.7 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.05GWExporting
-3
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-1
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In 3.9 GWhOut 5.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.84GWImporting
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-1
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In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 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 · FoyersAverage0.16GWPumping
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Generated 9.4 GWhPumped 13.3 GWh
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