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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 June 2024

On Monday 3 June, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind6.21 GW21%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.04 GW7%Solar2.33 GW8%Gas8.17 GW28%Imports5.93 GW20%Nuclear4.68 GW16%27.4GW AVERAGE21%8%28%20%16%
Price
£90.84/MWh
Day average £90.84
Demand27.4GW
Generation 23.6Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables30%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
126g/kWh
0Day average 126300
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Key moments

On Monday 3 June 2024, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 126 g/kWh and the price £90.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (174 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.07/MWh at 03:30 to £126.57/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.337.9%Wind 6.2121.0%Gas 8.1727.6%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 2.046.9%Nuclear 4.6815.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 23.6avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 12:00
Low 19.5 · 05:00Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 23.6Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
136 Out
48
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 3 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 June 2024, Great Britain imported 136 GWh and exported 48 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Jun
Imported
136GWh
Exported
48GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.37GWImporting

In 80.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWExporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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