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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 June 2016

On Monday 6 June, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind0.74 GW2%Hydro0.14 GW0%Solar2.57 GW8%Gas13.70 GW45%Coal2.57 GW8%Imports3.32 GW11%Nuclear7.48 GW24%30.1GW AVERAGE8%45%8%11%24%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.1GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables11%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 6 June 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 16:55. Wind generation peaked at 1.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 12:00. Gas made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.578.4%Wind 0.742.4%Gas 13.7044.9%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4824.5%Coal 2.578.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 16:55
Low 19.2 · 04:40Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
72 Out
1
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 6 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 June 2016, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Jun
Imported
72GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
2.99GW 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

Average1.91GWImporting

In 45.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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