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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 8 June 2018

On Friday 8 June, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind1.31 GW4%Hydro0.15 GW0%Biomass1.91 GW6%Solar1.74 GW6%Gas15.49 GW50%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports3.03 GW10%Nuclear7.35 GW24%30.6GW AVERAGE50%10%24%
Price
£59.34/MWh
Day average £59.34
Demand30.6GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables10%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
270g/kWh
0Day average 270300
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Key moments

On Friday 8 June 2018, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 24%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 11:40. Carbon intensity averaged 270 g/kWh and the price £59.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 04:35. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (229 g/kWh) and highest at 12:00 (293 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.09/MWh at 06:30 to £86.00/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 55% 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 1.745.6%Wind 1.314.2%Gas 15.4949.6%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 1.916.1%Nuclear 7.3523.5%Coal 0.270.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 11:40
Low 21.3 · 04:35Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
65 Out
7
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 26%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 6%

Transfers · Fri 8 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 8 June 2018, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 8 Jun
Imported
65GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.43GW 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 46.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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