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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 June 2024

On Sunday 2 June, demand averaged 24.4 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

24.4GW AVERAGEWind5.94 GW23%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.42 GW5%Solar4.07 GW16%Gas3.59 GW14%Imports6.20 GW24%Nuclear4.69 GW18%24.4GW AVERAGE23%16%14%24%18%
Price
£57.22/MWh
Day average £57.22
Demand24.4GW
Generation 19.9Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables39%
Other47%
Carbon intensityLow
78g/kWh
0Day average 78300
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 June 2024, wind supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.4 GW at 13:20. Carbon intensity averaged 78 g/kWh and the price £57.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 05:05. Solar generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (44 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (122 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £7.06/MWh at 15:00 to £108.91/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 30% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 4.0715.6%Wind 5.9422.8%Gas 3.5913.8%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 1.425.4%Nuclear 4.6918.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.4avgGeneration 19.9avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.4GW · 13:20
Low 18.5 · 04:50Avg 24.40–30 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 19.9Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports122GWh
In
146 Out
24
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 20%

Transfers · Sun 2 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 June 2024, Great Britain imported 146 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Jun
Imported
146GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
122GWh
Average net flow
5.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.57GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 17.0 GWh

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