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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 June 2016

On Thursday 2 June, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind4.28 GW14%Hydro0.15 GW0%Solar1.54 GW5%Gas11.58 GW38%Coal2.05 GW7%Imports2.99 GW10%Nuclear7.74 GW26%29.7GW AVERAGE14%38%10%26%
Price
—/MWh
Demand29.7GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables20%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 June 2016, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 12:00. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 14:00. Gas made 42% 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 1.545.1%Wind 4.2814.1%Gas 11.5838.2%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.7425.5%Coal 2.056.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 12:00
Low 19.6 · 04:55Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
65 Out
4
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 2 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 June 2016, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Jun
Imported
65GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.52GW 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

Average1.59GWImporting

In 38.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 11.0 GWh

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