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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 June 2024

On Sunday 9 June, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind9.42 GW35%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.00 GW4%Solar2.46 GW9%Gas3.89 GW15%Imports5.61 GW21%Nuclear4.23 GW16%24.8GW AVERAGE35%9%15%21%16%
Price
£38.75/MWh
Day average £38.75
Demand24.8GW
Generation 21.2Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables45%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
72g/kWh
0Day average 72300
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Key moments

On Sunday 9 June 2024, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 29.7 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 72 g/kWh and the price £38.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 01:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 09:30 (45 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (126 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£19.66/MWh at 10:00 to £113.27/MWh at 20:00. The price was below zero for 8.5 hours. Wind made 44% 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 2.469.2%Wind 9.4235.2%Gas 3.8914.5%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 1.003.7%Nuclear 4.2315.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 21.2avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.7GW · 17:25
Low 18.1 · 04:50Avg 24.80–30 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 21.2Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
128 Out
36
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 9 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 June 2024, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Jun
Imported
128GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.83GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.84GWImporting

In 68.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 12.3 GWh

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