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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 1 June 2018

On Friday 1 June, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 9%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind0.63 GW2%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.92 GW6%Solar1.94 GW6%Gas16.16 GW51%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports2.85 GW9%Nuclear7.71 GW24%30.9GW AVERAGE51%9%24%
Price
£55.54/MWh
Day average £55.54
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables9%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
273g/kWh
0Day average 273300
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Key moments

On Friday 1 June 2018, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 273 g/kWh and the price £55.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 17:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:00 (250 g/kWh) and highest at 10:00 (299 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.84/MWh at 04:00 to £70.69/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.946.2%Wind 0.632.0%Gas 16.1651.3%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.926.1%Nuclear 7.7124.5%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 12:30
Low 21.6 · 04:55Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
62 Out
5
Zero-carbon share36%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 2%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 1 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 1 June 2018, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 1 Jun
Imported
62GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
58GWh
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

Average1.90GWImporting

In 45.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 10.6 GWh

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