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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 June 2019

On Monday 10 June, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind3.44 GW11%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass2.18 GW7%Solar1.31 GW4%Gas16.18 GW52%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports3.39 GW11%Nuclear4.61 GW15%30.9GW AVERAGE11%52%11%15%
Price
£40.86/MWh
Day average £40.86
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables16%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
257g/kWh
0Day average 257300
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Key moments

On Monday 10 June 2019, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 257 g/kWh and the price £40.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 17:30. Solar generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (180 g/kWh) and highest at 03:00 (290 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.94/MWh at 06:30 to £57.36/MWh at 10:30. 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 1.314.2%Wind 3.4411.0%Gas 16.1851.5%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 2.186.9%Nuclear 4.6114.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 16:55
Low 20.5 · 04:40Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
79 Out
5
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 10 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 June 2019, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Jun
Imported
79GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.47GWImporting

In 35.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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