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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 June 2024

On Saturday 1 June, demand averaged 24.9 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

24.9GW AVERAGEWind8.66 GW33%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass0.69 GW3%Solar2.67 GW10%Gas3.32 GW13%Imports6.30 GW24%Nuclear4.69 GW18%24.9GW AVERAGE33%10%13%24%18%
Price
£80.97/MWh
Day average £80.97
Demand24.9GW
Generation 20.2Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables43%
Other44%
Carbon intensityLow
62g/kWh
0Day average 62300
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 June 2024, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 28.7 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 62 g/kWh and the price £80.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 18:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (44 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (93 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.29/MWh at 08:00 to £95.42/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.6710.1%Wind 8.6632.6%Gas 3.3212.5%Hydro 0.200.8%Biomass 0.692.6%Nuclear 4.6917.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 20.2avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.7GW · 13:05
Low 18.6 · 05:00Avg 24.90–30 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 20.2Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports114GWh
In
147 Out
33
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 1 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 June 2024, Great Britain imported 147 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Jun
Imported
147GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
114GWh
Average net flow
4.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.37GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.33GWImporting

In 79.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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