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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 4 June 2019

On Tuesday 4 June, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind3.48 GW11%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW7%Solar1.20 GW4%Gas16.37 GW52%Coal0.01 GW0%Imports3.28 GW10%Nuclear4.48 GW14%30.9GW AVERAGE11%7%52%10%14%
Price
£40.72/MWh
Day average £40.72
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables16%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
254g/kWh
0Day average 254300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 4 June 2019, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 10:55. Carbon intensity averaged 254 g/kWh and the price £40.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (219 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.77/MWh at 23:00 to £55.88/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 58% 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 1.203.8%Wind 3.4811.0%Gas 16.3751.8%Hydro 0.411.3%Biomass 2.367.5%Nuclear 4.4814.2%Coal 0.010.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 10:55
Low 21.5 · 04:35Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
74 Out
9
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 4%

Transfers · Tue 4 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 4 June 2019, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 4 Jun
Imported
74GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.45GWImporting

In 34.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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