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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 June 2016

On Wednesday 1 June, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind4.88 GW16%Hydro0.17 GW1%Solar0.66 GW2%Gas12.36 GW40%Coal1.66 GW5%Imports3.12 GW10%Nuclear7.75 GW25%30.0GW AVERAGE16%40%10%25%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.0GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables19%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 June 2016, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 12:00. Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 16:45. Solar generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 12:00. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.662.2%Wind 4.8815.9%Gas 12.3640.4%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7525.3%Coal 1.665.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 12:00
Low 19.8 · 04:35Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
68 Out
5
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 2%

Transfers · Wed 1 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 June 2016, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Jun
Imported
68GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.64GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.83GWImporting

In 44.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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