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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 9 June 2017

On Friday 9 June, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind4.53 GW15%Hydro0.26 GW1%Solar2.24 GW8%Gas11.07 GW37%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports3.22 GW11%Nuclear8.11 GW27%29.3GW AVERAGE15%8%37%11%27%
Price
£38.23/MWh
Day average £38.23
Demand29.3GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables24%
Other38%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 9 June 2017, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 35.6 GW at 10:30. The price £38.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 13:30. The wholesale price ranged from £31.97/MWh at 13:30 to £51.48/MWh at 19:30. 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 2.247.5%Wind 4.5315.3%Gas 11.0737.3%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.1127.3%Coal 0.260.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.6GW · 10:30
Low 20.2 · 04:45Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
71 Out
2
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 9 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 9 June 2017, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 9 Jun
Imported
71GWh
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

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 7.3 GWh

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