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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 June 2024

On Tuesday 11 June, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind8.02 GW27%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.89 GW6%Solar2.45 GW8%Gas6.44 GW22%Imports6.18 GW21%Nuclear4.55 GW15%28.4GW AVERAGE27%8%22%21%15%
Price
£76.33/MWh
Day average £76.33
Demand28.4GW
Generation 23.6Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables36%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 11 June 2024, wind supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £76.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 07:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (162 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.98/MWh at 03:30 to £109.60/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 34% 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 2.458.2%Wind 8.0227.0%Gas 6.4421.6%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 1.896.4%Nuclear 4.5515.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 23.6avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 12:25
Low 20.6 · 04:50Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 23.6Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports117GWh
In
144 Out
27
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 10%

Transfers · Tue 11 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 11 June 2024, Great Britain imported 144 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 11 Jun
Imported
144GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
117GWh
Average net flow
4.88GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.54GWImporting

In 61.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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