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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 June 2019

On Sunday 2 June, demand averaged 26.5 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

26.5GW AVERAGEWind9.82 GW36%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.29 GW8%Solar1.74 GW6%Gas5.17 GW19%Imports2.71 GW10%Nuclear5.04 GW19%26.5GW AVERAGE36%8%19%10%19%
Price
£30.44/MWh
Day average £30.44
Demand26.5GW
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables44%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
123g/kWh
0Day average 123300
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 June 2019, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 32.0 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 123 g/kWh and the price £30.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 18:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (149 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £5.04/MWh at 23:30 to £47.81/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.746.4%Wind 9.8236.3%Gas 5.1719.1%Hydro 0.291.1%Biomass 2.298.5%Nuclear 5.0418.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.5avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.0GW · 12:05
Low 19.2 · 05:15Avg 26.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
63 Out
4
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 2 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 June 2019, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Jun
Imported
63GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.81GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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