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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 8 June 2017

On Thursday 8 June, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind6.27 GW21%Hydro0.21 GW1%Solar1.22 GW4%Gas10.99 GW36%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports3.19 GW11%Nuclear8.15 GW27%29.9GW AVERAGE21%36%11%27%
Price
£36.75/MWh
Day average £36.75
Demand29.9GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables25%
Other37%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Thursday 8 June 2017, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 12:10. The price £36.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 16:15. Solar generation peaked at 3.2 GW at 14:30. The wholesale price ranged from £24.94/MWh at 02:00 to £45.36/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.224.0%Wind 6.2720.7%Gas 10.9936.3%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1526.9%Coal 0.280.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 12:10
Low 20.5 · 04:25Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
70 Out
2
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 8 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 8 June 2017, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 8 Jun
Imported
70GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.84GW 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

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 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 6.4 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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