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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 June 2016

On Saturday 11 June, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind0.77 GW3%Hydro0.11 GW0%Solar1.21 GW4%Gas14.01 GW51%Coal1.32 GW5%Imports3.33 GW12%Nuclear6.91 GW25%27.1GW AVERAGE51%12%25%
Price
—/MWh
Demand27.1GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables8%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 June 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 25%. Demand peaked at 32.3 GW at 11:40. Wind generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 23:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 13:00. Gas made 58% 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 1.214.4%Wind 0.772.8%Gas 14.0150.7%Hydro 0.110.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.9125.0%Coal 1.324.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.3GW · 11:40
Low 19.4 · 04:50Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
72 Out
1
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 28%Hydro 0%Wind 3%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 11 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 June 2016, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Jun
Imported
72GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW 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

Average1.96GWImporting

In 47.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.14GWImporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

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

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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