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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 4 June 2018

On Monday 4 June, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind2.14 GW7%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.78 GW6%Solar1.40 GW4%Gas14.81 GW47%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports3.17 GW10%Nuclear7.56 GW24%30.8GW AVERAGE47%10%24%
Price
£56.28/MWh
Day average £56.28
Demand30.8GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables12%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
258g/kWh
0Day average 258300
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Key moments

On Monday 4 June 2018, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 258 g/kWh and the price £56.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 21:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (217 g/kWh) and highest at 12:30 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.01/MWh at 04:30 to £87.29/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 53% 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 1.404.5%Wind 2.146.9%Gas 14.8147.4%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 1.785.7%Nuclear 7.5624.2%Coal 0.220.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 17:25
Low 20.4 · 04:55Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
68 Out
2
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 4 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 4 June 2018, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 4 Jun
Imported
68GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.77GW 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

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 9.3 GWh

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