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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 June 2020

On Thursday 4 June, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind5.83 GW21%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass3.02 GW11%Solar1.46 GW5%Gas9.03 GW33%Imports2.98 GW11%Nuclear4.72 GW17%26.9GW AVERAGE21%11%33%11%17%
Price
£28.98/MWh
Day average £28.98
Demand26.9GW
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables28%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Thursday 4 June 2020, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 32.6 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £28.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 07:15. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (209 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.92/MWh at 00:30 to £36.09/MWh at 18:30. 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 1.465.3%Wind 5.8321.3%Gas 9.0333.0%Hydro 0.291.1%Biomass 3.0211.1%Nuclear 4.7217.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.6GW · 17:25
Low 19.0 · 04:55Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
66 Out
7
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 4 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 4 June 2020, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 4 Jun
Imported
66GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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