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Wind generation is king, apparently. I'm curious what the imports consist of, presumably natural gas but it's not indicated; however it doesn't seem to have tha
by hk1337 1y ago
Wind generation is king, apparently. I'm curious what the imports consist of, presumably natural gas but it's not indicated; however it doesn't seem to have that big of a reliance.
- arethuza 1y agoI think the imports refer to power transfers to/from other countries along interconnectors? https://www.nationalgrid.com/national-grid-ventures/interconnectors-connecting-cleaner-future https://www.nationalgrid.com/national-grid-ventures/intercon...
- frameset 1y agoWe import from France mostly, via the interconnects between our countries' grids. That means it's probably mostly nuclear.
- ZeroGravitas 1y agoThe electricity maps site calculates the carbon intensity of the grid imports and lists it on the map and the country specifically views (click for more info): https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/72h/hourly https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/72h/hourly As a general rule, the imports are imported because they are cheaper and generally cheaper means cleaner.