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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 June 2018

On Sunday 3 June, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind0.51 GW2%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.80 GW7%Solar2.49 GW9%Gas11.17 GW41%Imports3.32 GW12%Nuclear7.63 GW28%26.8GW AVERAGE9%41%12%28%
Price
£58.29/MWh
Day average £58.29
Demand26.8GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables12%
Other47%
Carbon intensityModerate
244g/kWh
0Day average 244300
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 June 2018, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 31.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 244 g/kWh and the price £58.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 0.9 GW at 17:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:00 (225 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (259 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.16/MWh at 05:00 to £75.50/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 47% 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 2.499.2%Wind 0.511.9%Gas 11.1741.2%Hydro 0.210.8%Biomass 1.806.6%Nuclear 7.6328.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.8GW · 12:30
Low 19.2 · 05:25Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
73 Out
0
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 1%Wind 2%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 3 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 June 2018, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 Jun
Imported
73GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.04GW 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 43.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 6.7 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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