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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 June 2016

On Sunday 12 June, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind1.17 GW4%Hydro0.10 GW0%Solar1.15 GW4%Gas13.09 GW48%Coal1.12 GW4%Imports3.50 GW13%Nuclear7.00 GW26%26.6GW AVERAGE48%13%26%
Price
—/MWh
Demand26.6GW
Generation 23.6Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables9%
Other39%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 June 2016, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 26%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 17:55. Wind generation peaked at 1.5 GW at 14:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 15:00. Gas made 55% 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 1.154.2%Wind 1.174.3%Gas 13.0948.3%Hydro 0.100.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0025.8%Coal 1.124.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 23.6avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 17:55
Low 18.4 · 04:55Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.6Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
76 Out
0
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 0%Wind 5%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sun 12 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 June 2016, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 Jun
Imported
76GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.15GW 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

Average1.92GWImporting

In 46.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 12.9 GWh

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