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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 June 2016

On Monday 20 June, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind3.80 GW12%Hydro0.13 GW0%Solar1.35 GW4%Gas12.38 GW40%Coal1.85 GW6%Imports2.65 GW9%Nuclear8.47 GW28%30.1GW AVERAGE12%40%9%28%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.1GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables17%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 20 June 2016, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 12:00. Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 01:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 15:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.354.4%Wind 3.8012.4%Gas 12.3840.4%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4727.7%Coal 1.856.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 12:00
Low 18.4 · 03:40Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
55 Out
4
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 0%Wind 14%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 20 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 June 2016, Great Britain imported 55 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 Jun
Imported
55GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.14GW 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

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 8.4 GWhPumped 10.0 GWh

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