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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 June 2019

On Saturday 1 June, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind4.38 GW16%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass2.35 GW9%Solar2.46 GW9%Gas9.56 GW35%Imports3.26 GW12%Nuclear5.06 GW18%27.1GW AVERAGE16%9%9%35%12%18%
Price
£33.26/MWh
Day average £33.26
Demand27.1GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables26%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 June 2019, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 32.3 GW at 11:40. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £33.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.07/MWh at 01:00 to £51.17/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.469.0%Wind 4.3816.0%Gas 9.5634.9%Hydro 0.341.2%Biomass 2.358.6%Nuclear 5.0618.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.3GW · 11:40
Low 20.3 · 04:50Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
71 Out
4
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 1 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 June 2019, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Jun
Imported
71GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.29GWImporting

In 31.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWGenerating

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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