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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 June 2018

On Thursday 7 June, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 12%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind1.57 GW5%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass1.63 GW5%Solar2.09 GW7%Gas15.48 GW49%Coal0.30 GW1%Imports3.07 GW10%Nuclear7.35 GW23%31.0GW AVERAGE49%10%23%
Price
£57.59/MWh
Day average £57.59
Demand31.0GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables12%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
270g/kWh
0Day average 270300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 June 2018, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 23%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 270 g/kWh and the price £57.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 16:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (250 g/kWh) and highest at 11:30 (284 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.42/MWh at 03:00 to £78.93/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 54% 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 2.096.6%Wind 1.575.0%Gas 15.4849.0%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 1.635.1%Nuclear 7.3523.2%Coal 0.300.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 12:10
Low 21.2 · 04:30Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
66 Out
6
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 0%Wind 6%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 7 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 June 2018, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 Jun
Imported
66GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.50GW 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 46.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 6.0 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 7.5 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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