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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 12 June 2019

On Wednesday 12 June, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind8.29 GW26%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.32 GW7%Solar0.84 GW3%Gas13.14 GW40%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports3.34 GW10%Nuclear4.25 GW13%32.0GW AVERAGE26%7%40%10%13%
Price
£39.58/MWh
Day average £39.58
Demand32.0GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables29%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 12 June 2019, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £39.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 07:20. Solar generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (149 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (244 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.92/MWh at 04:30 to £53.43/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2019.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.842.6%Wind 8.2925.5%Gas 13.1440.4%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 2.327.1%Nuclear 4.2513.1%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 17:20
Low 21.8 · 04:35Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
76 Out
4
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 3%

Transfers · Wed 12 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 12 June 2019, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 12 Jun
Imported
76GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
2.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.52GWImporting

In 36.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 7.4 GWh

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