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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 8 June 2024

On Saturday 8 June, demand averaged 25.4 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

25.4GW AVERAGEWind10.35 GW38%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass1.21 GW4%Solar3.05 GW11%Gas3.17 GW12%Imports5.40 GW20%Nuclear4.25 GW15%25.4GW AVERAGE38%11%12%20%15%
Price
£32.76/MWh
Day average £32.76
Demand25.4GW
Generation 22.2Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables49%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
59g/kWh
0Day average 59300
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Key moments

On Saturday 8 June 2024, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 31.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 59 g/kWh and the price £32.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 13:10. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (43 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (77 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£13.45/MWh at 14:30 to £82.36/MWh at 19:30. 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 3.0511.1%Wind 10.3537.6%Gas 3.1711.5%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 1.214.4%Nuclear 4.2515.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.4avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.5GW · 12:30
Low 18.7 · 04:55Avg 25.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
124 Out
44
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 14%

Transfers · Sat 8 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 8 June 2024, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 8 Jun
Imported
124GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.33GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.34GWImporting

In 80.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.84GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh

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