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About East West
East West runs about 260 km from Shotton, Deeside, Flintshire, to Portan, near Woodland, County Meath, Ireland. It has been in service since December 2012 (fully from May 2013).
Like all of Britain's interconnectors it carries direct current, and power can flow either way. Which way it flows is set by the electricity markets at each end: power generally flows towards whichever side's price is higher. The live figure above is Elexon's, every five minutes: positive when power is coming into Great Britain, negative when it is going out. The chart uses Elexon's half-hourly figures, which GridMonkey records every half hour.
| Connects | Great Britain and Ireland |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 500 MW, either way |
| In Britain | Shotton, Deeside, Flintshire 53.236° N, 3.050° W |
| Other end | Portan, near Woodland, County Meath, Ireland |
| Owners | EirGrid |
| In service since | December 2012 (fully from May 2013) |
| Length | About 260 km |
| Technology | HVDC, ±200 kV |
| Elexon fuel type | INTEW |
Britain's other interconnectors
- IFA France, 2,000 MW
- IFA2 France, 1,000 MW
- ElecLink France, 1,000 MW
- BritNed the Netherlands, 1,000 MW
- Nemo Link Belgium, 1,000 MW
- North Sea Link Norway, 1,400 MW
- Viking Link Denmark, 1,400 MW
- Moyle Northern Ireland, 500 MW
- Greenlink Ireland, 500 MW
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