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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 June 2020

On Tuesday 9 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind1.23 GW4%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass3.00 GW10%Solar2.13 GW7%Gas15.80 GW55%Imports2.18 GW8%Nuclear4.24 GW15%27.8GW AVERAGE10%7%55%8%15%
Price
£29.21/MWh
Day average £29.21
Demand27.8GW
Generation 26.7Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables13%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
242g/kWh
0Day average 242300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 June 2020, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 242 g/kWh and the price £29.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.9 GW at 15:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (223 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.42/MWh at 11:00 to £38.16/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 59% 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 2.137.4%Wind 1.234.3%Gas 15.8054.7%Hydro 0.281.0%Biomass 3.0010.4%Nuclear 4.2414.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 26.7avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 12:20
Low 20.1 · 04:30Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 26.7Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
50 Out
24
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 9 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 June 2020, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 Jun
Imported
50GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.02GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.72GWImporting

In 41.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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