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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 2 June 2020

On Tuesday 2 June, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind1.81 GW7%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.74 GW10%Solar3.02 GW11%Gas11.16 GW41%Imports3.36 GW12%Nuclear4.72 GW17%26.6GW AVERAGE10%11%41%12%17%
Price
£29.68/MWh
Day average £29.68
Demand26.6GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables19%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 2 June 2020, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 32.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £29.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (168 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (223 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.06/MWh at 11:30 to £39.64/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 47% 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 3.0211.1%Wind 1.816.7%Gas 11.1641.2%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 2.7410.1%Nuclear 4.7217.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.1GW · 12:30
Low 18.8 · 04:55Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
77 Out
10
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 13%

Transfers · Tue 2 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 2 June 2020, Great Britain imported 77 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 2 Jun
Imported
77GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.80GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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