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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 June 2016

On Tuesday 28 June, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind1.89 GW6%Hydro0.13 GW0%Solar1.41 GW4%Gas15.69 GW50%Coal2.74 GW9%Imports2.70 GW9%Nuclear6.81 GW22%30.9GW AVERAGE50%9%9%22%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables11%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 June 2016, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 16:55. Wind generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 11:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.414.5%Wind 1.896.0%Gas 15.6950.0%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.8121.7%Coal 2.748.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 16:55
Low 20.4 · 04:50Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
58 Out
2
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 0%Wind 7%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 28 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 June 2016, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Jun
Imported
58GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.34GW 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

Average1.34GWImporting

In 32.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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