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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 1 June 2020

On Monday 1 June, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind3.95 GW15%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass2.74 GW10%Solar3.26 GW12%Gas8.58 GW32%Imports3.48 GW13%Nuclear4.68 GW17%26.9GW AVERAGE15%10%12%32%13%17%
Price
£27.67/MWh
Day average £27.67
Demand26.9GW
Generation 23.5Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables28%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
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Key moments

On Monday 1 June 2020, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £27.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (120 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (212 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £5.17/MWh at 02:30 to £38.10/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.2612.1%Wind 3.9514.6%Gas 8.5831.8%Hydro 0.261.0%Biomass 2.7410.2%Nuclear 4.6817.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 23.5avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:10
Low 19.0 · 04:50Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 23.5Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
79 Out
1
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 14%

Transfers · Mon 1 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 1 June 2020, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 1 Jun
Imported
79GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.25GW 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

Average1.56GWImporting

In 37.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 0.3 GWh

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