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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 15 June 2016

On Wednesday 15 June, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind1.92 GW6%Hydro0.08 GW0%Solar1.54 GW5%Gas16.59 GW52%Coal1.87 GW6%Imports2.52 GW8%Nuclear7.19 GW23%31.0GW AVERAGE52%8%23%
Price
—/MWh
Demand31.0GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables11%
Other31%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 15 June 2016, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 16:55. Wind generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 23:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 15:00. Gas made 57% 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 1.544.9%Wind 1.926.0%Gas 16.5952.3%Hydro 0.080.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.1922.7%Coal 1.875.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 16:55
Low 20.7 · 04:55Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports49GWh
In
54 Out
5
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 0%Wind 7%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 15 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 15 June 2016, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 15 Jun
Imported
54GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
49GWh
Average net flow
2.03GW 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

Average1.50GWImporting

In 35.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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