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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 8 June 2019

On Saturday 8 June, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind8.59 GW31%Hydro0.46 GW2%Biomass1.23 GW4%Solar1.65 GW6%Gas8.44 GW31%Coal0.18 GW1%Imports2.34 GW9%Nuclear4.55 GW17%27.3GW AVERAGE31%31%9%17%
Price
£45.01/MWh
Day average £45.01
Demand27.3GW
Generation 25.1Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables39%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
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Key moments

On Saturday 8 June 2019, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 31%. Demand peaked at 32.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £45.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 13:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (138 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.68/MWh at 05:00 to £52.44/MWh at 00:00. Wind made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.656.0%Wind 8.5931.3%Gas 8.4430.8%Hydro 0.461.7%Biomass 1.234.5%Nuclear 4.5516.6%Coal 0.180.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 25.1avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.4GW · 12:30
Low 20.4 · 04:55Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.1Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
54 Out
0
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 8 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 8 June 2019, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 8 Jun
Imported
54GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.05GWImporting

In 25.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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