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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 2 June 2018

On Saturday 2 June, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind0.83 GW3%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass1.67 GW6%Solar1.99 GW7%Gas12.45 GW44%Imports3.27 GW12%Nuclear7.64 GW27%27.6GW AVERAGE7%44%12%27%
Price
£56.24/MWh
Day average £56.24
Demand27.6GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables11%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
251g/kWh
0Day average 251300
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Key moments

On Saturday 2 June 2018, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 251 g/kWh and the price £56.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 01:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 07:00 (238 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.10/MWh at 03:30 to £71.49/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 50% 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 1.997.1%Wind 0.833.0%Gas 12.4544.5%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 1.676.0%Nuclear 7.6427.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:30
Low 20.4 · 04:55Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
73 Out
1
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 31%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 2 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 2 June 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 2 Jun
Imported
73GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW 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

Average1.83GWImporting

In 44.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 8.2 GWh

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