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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 June 2016

On Sunday 19 June, demand averaged 25.9 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

25.9GW AVERAGEWind2.79 GW11%Hydro0.11 GW0%Solar1.32 GW5%Gas9.86 GW37%Coal0.93 GW4%Imports3.19 GW12%Nuclear8.25 GW31%25.9GW AVERAGE11%37%12%31%
Price
—/MWh
Demand25.9GW
Generation 23.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables16%
Other43%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 June 2016, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 31%. Demand peaked at 31.2 GW at 12:10. Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 21:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 11:30. Gas made 42% 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 1.325.0%Wind 2.7910.5%Gas 9.8637.3%Hydro 0.110.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2531.2%Coal 0.933.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.9avgGeneration 23.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.2GW · 12:10
Low 18.3 · 04:55Avg 25.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
72 Out
0
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 35%Hydro 0%Wind 12%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 19 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 June 2016, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Jun
Imported
72GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.00GW 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

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 12.4 GWh

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