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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 20 June 2018

On Wednesday 20 June, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind7.83 GW24%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass1.34 GW4%Solar1.84 GW6%Gas11.58 GW36%Coal0.41 GW1%Imports2.04 GW6%Nuclear6.91 GW22%31.5GW AVERAGE24%36%22%
Price
£54.35/MWh
Day average £54.35
Demand31.5GW
Generation 30.1Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables31%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
207g/kWh
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Key moments

On Wednesday 20 June 2018, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 38.1 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 207 g/kWh and the price £54.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 11:05. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (169 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.39/MWh at 03:30 to £63.21/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2018.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.845.7%Wind 7.8324.4%Gas 11.5836.1%Hydro 0.140.4%Biomass 1.344.2%Nuclear 6.9121.5%Coal 0.411.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.1GW · 16:55
Low 21.4 · 04:45Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports37GWh
In
42 Out
6
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 0%Wind 26%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 20 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 20 June 2018, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 20 Jun
Imported
42GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
37GWh
Average net flow
1.53GW 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

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 6.5 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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