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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 June 2020

On Wednesday 10 June, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind3.39 GW12%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass3.02 GW11%Solar1.03 GW4%Gas14.33 GW50%Imports2.52 GW9%Nuclear4.11 GW14%28.1GW AVERAGE12%11%50%9%14%
Price
£27.39/MWh
Day average £27.39
Demand28.1GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables16%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
224g/kWh
0Day average 224300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 June 2020, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 224 g/kWh and the price £27.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.02/MWh at 23:00 to £33.94/MWh at 11:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.033.6%Wind 3.3911.8%Gas 14.3350.0%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 3.0210.5%Nuclear 4.1114.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 17:25
Low 19.9 · 05:00Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
59 Out
11
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 10 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 June 2020, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 10 Jun
Imported
59GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.37GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.52GWImporting

In 36.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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