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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 June 2019

On Monday 3 June, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind9.84 GW32%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.35 GW8%Solar2.52 GW8%Gas9.88 GW32%Imports1.72 GW6%Nuclear4.58 GW15%30.4GW AVERAGE32%8%8%32%15%
Price
£33.55/MWh
Day average £33.55
Demand30.4GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables41%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
167g/kWh
0Day average 167300
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Key moments

On Monday 3 June 2019, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 32%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 167 g/kWh and the price £33.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 08:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (134 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (214 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.10/MWh at 00:00 to £46.48/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 33% 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 2.528.1%Wind 9.8431.5%Gas 9.8831.6%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 2.357.5%Nuclear 4.5814.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 12:35
Low 20.2 · 04:10Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports20GWh
In
36 Out
16
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 3 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 June 2019, Great Britain imported 36 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (19 GWh), and the most exports went to France (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Jun
Imported
36GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
20GWh
Average net flow
0.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 5.4 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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