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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 June 2024

On Thursday 6 June, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind7.12 GW24%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.26 GW8%Solar3.21 GW11%Gas5.08 GW17%Imports7.11 GW24%Nuclear4.64 GW16%28.0GW AVERAGE24%8%11%17%24%16%
Price
£73.04/MWh
Day average £73.04
Demand28.0GW
Generation 22.5Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables36%
Other47%
Carbon intensityLow
89g/kWh
0Day average 89300
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 June 2024, wind supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 13:45. Carbon intensity averaged 89 g/kWh and the price £73.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 18:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (135 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.41/MWh at 15:00 to £103.76/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 32% 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 3.2110.8%Wind 7.1224.0%Gas 5.0817.1%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 2.267.6%Nuclear 4.6415.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 22.5avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 13:45
Low 19.9 · 05:00Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 22.5Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports126GWh
In
164 Out
38
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 14%

Transfers · Thu 6 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 June 2024, Great Britain imported 164 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (95 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Jun
Imported
164GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
126GWh
Average net flow
5.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.97GWImporting

In 95.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.84GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.07GWExporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWGenerating

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 1.0 GWh

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