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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 June 2024

On Monday 10 June, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind10.73 GW36%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass1.62 GW5%Solar2.95 GW10%Gas3.84 GW13%Imports5.99 GW20%Nuclear4.31 GW15%27.9GW AVERAGE36%10%13%20%15%
Price
£47.40/MWh
Day average £47.40
Demand27.9GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables47%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
67g/kWh
0Day average 67300
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Key moments

On Monday 10 June 2024, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 14:25. Carbon intensity averaged 67 g/kWh and the price £47.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 16:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (30 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (106 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£7.01/MWh at 04:30 to £91.38/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 45% 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 2.959.9%Wind 10.7336.2%Gas 3.8412.9%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 1.625.5%Nuclear 4.3114.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 14:25
Low 19.1 · 04:05Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports106GWh
In
139 Out
33
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 45%Solar 12%

Transfers · Mon 10 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 June 2024, Great Britain imported 139 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Jun
Imported
139GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
106GWh
Average net flow
4.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.01GWImporting

In 72.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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