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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 5 June 2024

On Wednesday 5 June, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind11.42 GW38%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.14 GW4%Solar3.52 GW12%Gas3.22 GW11%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports6.14 GW20%Nuclear4.65 GW15%28.3GW AVERAGE38%12%11%20%15%
Price
£37.16/MWh
Day average £37.16
Demand28.3GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables50%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
60g/kWh
0Day average 60300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 5 June 2024, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 60 g/kWh and the price £37.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 13:20. Solar generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (32 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (108 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£35.65/MWh at 14:00 to £96.53/MWh at 20:30. The price was below zero for 4 hours. Wind made 47% 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 3.5211.6%Wind 11.4237.6%Gas 3.2210.6%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 1.143.7%Nuclear 4.6515.3%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 12:05
Low 19.9 · 04:35Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports104GWh
In
142 Out
38
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 15%

Transfers · Wed 5 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 5 June 2024, Great Britain imported 142 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 5 Jun
Imported
142GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
104GWh
Average net flow
4.33GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.37GWImporting

In 80.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.19GWImporting

In 28.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 12.5 GWh

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