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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 June 2017

On Sunday 11 June, demand averaged 25.9 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

25.9GW AVERAGEWind7.87 GW30%Hydro0.13 GW0%Solar2.20 GW8%Gas4.49 GW17%Coal0.59 GW2%Imports2.72 GW10%Nuclear8.59 GW32%25.9GW AVERAGE30%8%17%10%32%
Price
£26.69/MWh
Day average £26.69
Demand25.9GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables38%
Other43%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Sunday 11 June 2017, nuclear supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 16:25. The price £26.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 17:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £5.90/MWh at 14:30 to £46.66/MWh at 09:00. Nuclear made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 24% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.208.3%Wind 7.8729.6%Gas 4.4916.9%Hydro 0.130.5%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.5932.3%Coal 0.592.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.9avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 16:25
Low 18.3 · 05:15Avg 25.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
58 Out
0
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 36%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 11 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 June 2017, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Jun
Imported
58GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.40GW 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

Average1.41GWImporting

In 33.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 15.3 GWh

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