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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 June 2016

On Monday 13 June, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 8%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind1.29 GW4%Hydro0.17 GW1%Solar1.03 GW3%Gas16.09 GW51%Coal2.87 GW9%Imports2.91 GW9%Nuclear7.05 GW22%30.8GW AVERAGE51%9%9%22%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.8GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables8%
Other32%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 13 June 2016, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 17:20. Wind generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 16:50. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 13:30. Gas made 56% 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 1.033.3%Wind 1.294.1%Gas 16.0951.2%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.0522.4%Coal 2.879.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 17:20
Low 19.7 · 04:20Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
60 Out
3
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 13 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 June 2016, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Jun
Imported
60GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.40GW 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

Average1.67GWImporting

In 40.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 9.6 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh

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