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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 June 2017

On Monday 12 June, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind8.03 GW26%Hydro0.25 GW1%Solar1.68 GW5%Gas8.72 GW28%Coal0.84 GW3%Imports2.59 GW8%Nuclear8.60 GW28%29.9GW AVERAGE26%28%8%28%
Price
£30.03/MWh
Day average £30.03
Demand29.9GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.8
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables32%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Monday 12 June 2017, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 16:55. The price £30.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 11:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 15:00. The wholesale price ranged from £11.76/MWh at 02:30 to £41.22/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 31% 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 1.685.5%Wind 8.0326.2%Gas 8.7228.4%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.6028.0%Coal 0.842.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 16:55
Low 19.0 · 04:45Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
54 Out
8
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 6%

Transfers · Mon 12 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 June 2017, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Jun
Imported
54GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.91GW 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

Average1.23GWImporting

In 32.1 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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