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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 June 2020

On Sunday 7 June, demand averaged 25.2 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

25.2GW AVERAGEWind7.81 GW31%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.33 GW9%Solar1.67 GW7%Gas5.94 GW23%Imports2.67 GW11%Nuclear4.70 GW19%25.2GW AVERAGE31%9%23%11%19%
Price
£26.26/MWh
Day average £26.26
Demand25.2GW
Generation 22.7Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables38%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
129g/kWh
0Day average 129300
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 June 2020, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 30.9 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 129 g/kWh and the price £26.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 08:00 (97 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (163 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £7.30/MWh at 03:30 to £39.44/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.676.6%Wind 7.8130.8%Gas 5.9423.4%Hydro 0.271.1%Biomass 2.339.2%Nuclear 4.7018.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.2avgGeneration 22.7avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.9GW · 17:55
Low 18.5 · 04:50Avg 25.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 22.7Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
58 Out
3
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 7 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 June 2020, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 Jun
Imported
58GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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