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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 June 2020

On Wednesday 3 June, demand averaged 27.1 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

27.1GW AVERAGEWind7.39 GW27%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass3.03 GW11%Solar1.08 GW4%Gas8.36 GW30%Imports2.62 GW10%Nuclear4.71 GW17%27.1GW AVERAGE27%11%30%10%17%
Price
£22.63/MWh
Day average £22.63
Demand27.1GW
Generation 24.8Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables32%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
155g/kWh
0Day average 155300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 3 June 2020, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 155 g/kWh and the price £22.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 09:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (122 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £12.97/MWh at 03:00 to £32.38/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 34% 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 1.083.9%Wind 7.3926.9%Gas 8.3630.5%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 3.0311.1%Nuclear 4.7117.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 24.8avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 12:35
Low 19.3 · 04:40Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 24.8Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
62 Out
6
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 3 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 3 June 2020, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 3 Jun
Imported
62GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.27GWImporting

In 30.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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