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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 7 June 2019

On Friday 7 June, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind6.13 GW20%Hydro0.55 GW2%Biomass2.18 GW7%Solar1.12 GW4%Gas12.74 GW41%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports3.33 GW11%Nuclear4.68 GW15%30.5GW AVERAGE20%7%41%11%15%
Price
£43.29/MWh
Day average £43.29
Demand30.5GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables25%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
213g/kWh
0Day average 213300
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Key moments

On Friday 7 June 2019, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 11:50. Carbon intensity averaged 213 g/kWh and the price £43.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (161 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (249 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.94/MWh at 02:30 to £56.14/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 46% 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 1.123.6%Wind 6.1319.9%Gas 12.7441.3%Hydro 0.551.8%Biomass 2.187.1%Nuclear 4.6815.2%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 11:50
Low 21.1 · 04:50Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
75 Out
8
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 7 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 7 June 2019, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 7 Jun
Imported
75GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.42GWImporting

In 34.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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