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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 June 2016

On Sunday 26 June, demand averaged 25.8 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

25.8GW AVERAGEWind2.17 GW8%Hydro0.13 GW0%Solar1.44 GW5%Gas11.33 GW43%Coal0.77 GW3%Imports3.17 GW12%Nuclear7.24 GW28%25.8GW AVERAGE8%43%12%28%
Price
—/MWh
Demand25.8GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables14%
Other40%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 June 2016, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 12:15. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 23:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:30. Gas made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.445.5%Wind 2.178.2%Gas 11.3343.2%Hydro 0.130.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 7.2427.6%Coal 0.772.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.8avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 12:15
Low 17.5 · 04:55Avg 25.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
70 Out
1
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 26 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 June 2016, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Jun
Imported
70GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.88GW 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

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.16GWImporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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