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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 June 2019

On Thursday 6 June, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind3.20 GW10%Hydro0.48 GW2%Biomass2.38 GW8%Solar2.74 GW9%Gas13.93 GW45%Coal0.07 GW0%Imports3.36 GW11%Nuclear4.80 GW15%30.4GW AVERAGE10%8%9%45%11%15%
Price
£37.99/MWh
Day average £37.99
Demand30.4GW
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables21%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
229g/kWh
0Day average 229300
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 June 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 229 g/kWh and the price £37.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 14:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (195 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (263 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.57/MWh at 00:30 to £55.89/MWh at 23:00. Gas made 50% 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 2.748.8%Wind 3.2010.3%Gas 13.9345.0%Hydro 0.481.6%Biomass 2.387.7%Nuclear 4.8015.5%Coal 0.070.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 27.6avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 12:40
Low 21.1 · 04:45Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.6Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
78 Out
9
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 6 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 June 2019, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Jun
Imported
78GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.84GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.44GWImporting

In 34.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.32GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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