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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 4 June 2024

On Tuesday 4 June, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind12.13 GW41%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.05 GW7%Solar1.64 GW5%Gas3.76 GW13%Imports5.48 GW18%Nuclear4.66 GW16%28.2GW AVERAGE41%13%18%16%
Price
£67.15/MWh
Day average £67.15
Demand28.2GW
Generation 24.4Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables47%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
65g/kWh
0Day average 65300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 4 June 2024, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 65 g/kWh and the price £67.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.9 GW at 13:15. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (14 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (103 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.62/MWh at 12:30 to £107.24/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 50% 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 1.645.5%Wind 12.1340.6%Gas 3.7612.6%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.056.8%Nuclear 4.6615.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 13:00
Low 20.1 · 04:35Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
130 Out
33
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 4 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 4 June 2024, Great Britain imported 130 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 4 Jun
Imported
130GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.35GWImporting

In 80.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.25GWImporting

In 30.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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