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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 5 June 2019

On Wednesday 5 June, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind4.55 GW15%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.27 GW7%Solar1.79 GW6%Gas14.66 GW47%Coal0.07 GW0%Imports2.90 GW9%Nuclear4.58 GW15%30.7GW AVERAGE15%7%47%9%15%
Price
£35.20/MWh
Day average £35.20
Demand30.7GW
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables22%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
232g/kWh
0Day average 232300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 5 June 2019, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 232 g/kWh and the price £35.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 09:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 09:00 (210 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (276 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.11/MWh at 04:00 to £50.06/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 52% 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 1.795.7%Wind 4.5514.6%Gas 14.6646.9%Hydro 0.421.3%Biomass 2.277.3%Nuclear 4.5814.7%Coal 0.070.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 28.3avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 16:55
Low 21.3 · 04:45Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.3Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
66 Out
7
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 5 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 5 June 2019, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 5 Jun
Imported
66GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.47GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.33GWImporting

In 32.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.07GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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