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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 June 2018

On Sunday 10 June, demand averaged 26.7 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

26.7GW AVERAGEWind1.10 GW4%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass1.93 GW7%Solar2.53 GW9%Gas10.18 GW37%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports3.34 GW12%Nuclear7.67 GW28%26.7GW AVERAGE7%9%37%12%28%
Price
£52.81/MWh
Day average £52.81
Demand26.7GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables14%
Other48%
Carbon intensityModerate
241g/kWh
0Day average 241300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 June 2018, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 28%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 241 g/kWh and the price £52.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.0 GW at 18:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (218 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.84/MWh at 05:30 to £68.68/MWh at 10:00. Gas made 43% 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 2.539.3%Wind 1.104.1%Gas 10.1837.5%Hydro 0.130.5%Biomass 1.937.1%Nuclear 7.6728.2%Coal 0.281.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.7avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:30
Low 19.0 · 04:55Avg 26.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
75 Out
0
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 32%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 10 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 June 2018, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 Jun
Imported
75GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.11GW 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

Average1.84GWImporting

In 44.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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