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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 June 2018

On Tuesday 5 June, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind3.25 GW10%Hydro0.11 GW0%Biomass1.85 GW6%Solar1.90 GW6%Gas14.17 GW44%Coal0.43 GW1%Imports2.77 GW9%Nuclear7.64 GW24%31.4GW AVERAGE10%44%9%24%
Price
£55.39/MWh
Day average £55.39
Demand31.4GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables16%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
248g/kWh
0Day average 248300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 June 2018, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 248 g/kWh and the price £55.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 03:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (188 g/kWh) and highest at 12:00 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.65/MWh at 05:30 to £71.71/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.905.9%Wind 3.2510.1%Gas 14.1744.1%Hydro 0.110.4%Biomass 1.855.8%Nuclear 7.6423.8%Coal 0.431.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 12:00
Low 21.4 · 04:40Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
60 Out
8
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 0%Wind 11%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 5 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 June 2018, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 Jun
Imported
60GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.17GW 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

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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