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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 June 2016

On Tuesday 7 June, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind0.50 GW2%Hydro0.14 GW0%Solar1.96 GW6%Gas14.95 GW48%Coal2.91 GW9%Imports3.43 GW11%Nuclear7.43 GW24%30.7GW AVERAGE48%9%11%24%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.7GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables8%
Other35%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 June 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 16:55. Wind generation peaked at 0.8 GW at 15:10. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 12:00. Gas made 54% 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 1.966.3%Wind 0.501.6%Gas 14.9547.7%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.4323.7%Coal 2.919.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 16:55
Low 20.1 · 04:50Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
75 Out
4
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 0%Wind 2%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 7 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 June 2016, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Jun
Imported
75GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW 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

Average1.99GWImporting

In 47.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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