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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 June 2020

On Monday 8 June, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind3.87 GW14%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass2.93 GW10%Solar1.97 GW7%Gas12.19 GW44%Imports2.30 GW8%Nuclear4.35 GW16%27.3GW AVERAGE14%10%7%44%8%16%
Price
£32.28/MWh
Day average £32.28
Demand27.3GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables22%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
198g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 8 June 2020, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 198 g/kWh and the price £32.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (265 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.66/MWh at 03:30 to £39.16/MWh at 13:00. Gas made 48% 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 1.977.1%Wind 3.8713.9%Gas 12.1943.7%Hydro 0.311.1%Biomass 2.9310.5%Nuclear 4.3515.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.2GW · 12:30
Low 18.9 · 04:40Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
52 Out
11
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 8 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 June 2020, Great Britain imported 52 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 Jun
Imported
52GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.74GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 2.8 GWh

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