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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 4 June 2017

On Sunday 4 June, demand averaged 24.7 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

24.7GW AVERAGEWind3.25 GW13%Hydro0.07 GW0%Solar2.16 GW9%Gas7.96 GW32%Coal0.15 GW1%Imports3.08 GW12%Nuclear8.40 GW33%24.7GW AVERAGE13%9%32%12%33%
Price
£34.51/MWh
Day average £34.51
Demand24.7GW
Generation 22.0Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables22%
Other46%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 4 June 2017, nuclear supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 32%. Demand peaked at 30.1 GW at 12:20. The price £34.51/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.6 GW at 17:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 12:00. The wholesale price ranged from £27.04/MWh at 05:00 to £40.50/MWh at 21:30. Nuclear made 38% 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 2.168.6%Wind 3.2513.0%Gas 7.9631.7%Hydro 0.070.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4033.5%Coal 0.150.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.7avgGeneration 22.0avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.1GW · 12:20
Low 16.7 · 05:25Avg 24.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 22.0Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
68 Out
0
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 38%Hydro 0%Wind 15%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 4 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 4 June 2017, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 4 Jun
Imported
68GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.82GW 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

Average1.51GWImporting

In 36.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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