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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 7 June 2024

On Friday 7 June, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 46%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind10.63 GW35%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass1.91 GW6%Solar2.92 GW10%Gas3.61 GW12%Imports6.25 GW21%Nuclear4.52 GW15%27.7GW AVERAGE35%10%12%21%15%
Price
£53.76/MWh
Day average £53.76
Demand27.7GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables46%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
64g/kWh
0Day average 64300
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Key moments

On Friday 7 June 2024, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 64 g/kWh and the price £53.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 16:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (26 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (100 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.23/MWh at 14:30 to £88.71/MWh at 06:30. Wind made 45% 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 2.929.7%Wind 10.6335.4%Gas 3.6112.0%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 1.916.4%Nuclear 4.5215.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 11:05
Low 20.3 · 03:45Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
146 Out
50
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 45%Solar 12%

Transfers · Fri 7 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 7 June 2024, Great Britain imported 146 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (92 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 7 Jun
Imported
146GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
4.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.32GWExporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.83GWImporting

In 91.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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