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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 June 2017

On Saturday 3 June, demand averaged 25.6 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

25.6GW AVERAGEWind2.00 GW8%Hydro0.08 GW0%Solar2.65 GW10%Gas9.77 GW38%Coal0.14 GW1%Imports2.96 GW11%Nuclear8.40 GW32%25.6GW AVERAGE8%10%38%11%32%
Price
£33.20/MWh
Day average £33.20
Demand25.6GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables18%
Other44%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 June 2017, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 32%. Demand peaked at 30.8 GW at 11:30. The price £33.20/MWh. Data for this day starts at 00:55. Wind generation peaked at 4.2 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £27.74/MWh at 05:30 to £42.25/MWh at 23:00. Gas made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.6510.2%Wind 2.007.7%Gas 9.7737.6%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4032.3%Coal 0.140.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.6avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.8GW · 11:30
Low 18.8 · 05:15Avg 25.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
62 Out
1
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 36%Hydro 0%Wind 9%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 3 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 June 2017, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Jun
Imported
62GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.63GW 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

Average1.64GWImporting

In 37.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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