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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 June 2016

On Wednesday 22 June, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind2.03 GW6%Hydro0.13 GW0%Solar1.25 GW4%Gas14.09 GW45%Coal2.66 GW8%Imports2.72 GW9%Nuclear8.51 GW27%30.8GW AVERAGE45%8%9%27%
Price
—/MWh
Demand30.8GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables11%
Other36%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 June 2016, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 27%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 16:55. Wind generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 01:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 14:00. Gas made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 45% across 2016.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.254.0%Wind 2.036.5%Gas 14.0944.9%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 8.5127.1%Coal 2.668.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 16:55
Low 20.2 · 04:45Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
57 Out
4
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 30%Hydro 0%Wind 7%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 22 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 June 2016, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Jun
Imported
57GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.41GWImporting

In 33.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 7.8 GWhPumped 9.8 GWh

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