All interconnectors
Mon 5 Jun- Imported
- 65GWh
- Exported
- 1GWh
- Net in
- 64GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.68GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 June 2017
On Monday 5 June, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.
Price
£35.90/MWh
Day average £35.90
Demand29.5GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables23%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments
On Monday 5 June 2017, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 17:25. The price £35.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 11:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £20.36/MWh at 04:30 to £54.14/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.063.6%Wind 5.6819.0%Gas 11.3438.0%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.4128.2%Coal 0.281.0%
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Demand 23.3Generation 20.5Transfers 2.8
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Demand 29.5avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 2.6avg
Peak demand37.0GW · 17:25
Low 18.3 · 04:25Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In65
Out1
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 0%Wind 21%Solar 4%
Transfers · Mon 5 Jun
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 5 June 2017, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
0
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.57GWImporting
-3
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In 37.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.36GWImporting
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In 9.5 GWhOut 0.9 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.75GWImporting
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In 18.2 GWhOut 0.3 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.07GWPumping
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Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh
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