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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 June 2017

On Tuesday 6 June, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind9.23 GW30%Hydro0.16 GW1%Solar1.28 GW4%Gas8.38 GW27%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports3.38 GW11%Nuclear8.27 GW27%30.5GW AVERAGE30%27%11%27%
Price
£33.70/MWh
Day average £33.70
Demand30.5GW
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables35%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Tuesday 6 June 2017, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 16:55. The price £33.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 14:30. The wholesale price ranged from £10.30/MWh at 23:30 to £46.06/MWh at 12:00. Wind made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 16% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.284.1%Wind 9.2330.0%Gas 8.3827.2%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.2726.8%Coal 0.110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 16:55
Low 20.7 · 04:40Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
72 Out
0
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 6 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 June 2017, Great Britain imported 72 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Jun
Imported
72GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.01GW 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

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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