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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 June 2017

On Thursday 1 June, demand averaged 24.7 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

24.7GW AVERAGEWind3.71 GW14%Hydro0.04 GW0%Solar2.53 GW10%Gas8.06 GW31%Coal0.60 GW2%Imports2.47 GW10%Nuclear8.41 GW33%24.7GW AVERAGE14%10%31%10%33%
Price
£34.37/MWh
Day average £34.37
Demand24.7GW
Generation 23.3Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables24%
Other42%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 June 2017, nuclear supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 29.5 GW at 12:30. The price £34.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 12:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £33.95/MWh at 01:30 to £35.53/MWh at 00:30. Nuclear made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 24% across 2017.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.539.8%Wind 3.7114.4%Gas 8.0631.2%Hydro 0.040.2%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4132.6%Coal 0.602.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.7avgGeneration 23.3avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.5GW · 12:30
Low 21.5 · 23:30Avg 24.70–30 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 23.3Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
59 Out
0
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 36%Hydro 0%Wind 16%Solar 11%

Transfers · Thu 1 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 June 2017, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Jun
Imported
59GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.47GW 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 36.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average1.13GWPumping

Generated 0.0 GWhPumped 27.1 GWh

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