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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 June 2018

On Wednesday 6 June, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind1.77 GW6%Hydro0.11 GW0%Biomass1.74 GW5%Solar2.90 GW9%Gas14.40 GW45%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports3.09 GW10%Nuclear7.63 GW24%31.0GW AVERAGE9%45%10%24%
Price
£53.85/MWh
Day average £53.85
Demand31.0GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables15%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 6 June 2018, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £53.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (226 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.61/MWh at 04:30 to £66.51/MWh at 19:00. 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 2.909.1%Wind 1.775.6%Gas 14.4045.4%Hydro 0.110.4%Biomass 1.745.5%Nuclear 7.6324.0%Coal 0.080.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 16:55
Low 21.0 · 04:40Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
67 Out
9
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 0%Wind 6%Solar 10%

Transfers · Wed 6 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 6 June 2018, Great Britain imported 67 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 6 Jun
Imported
67GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW 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

Average1.94GWImporting

In 46.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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