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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 June 2019

On Thursday 13 June, demand averaged 32.2 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

32.2GW AVERAGEWind8.09 GW25%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.33 GW7%Solar1.01 GW3%Gas13.73 GW42%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports3.33 GW10%Nuclear3.75 GW12%32.2GW AVERAGE25%7%42%10%12%
Price
£43.69/MWh
Day average £43.69
Demand32.2GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables29%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
214g/kWh
0Day average 214300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 June 2019, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 214 g/kWh and the price £43.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 08:40. Solar generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (169 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (264 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.95/MWh at 03:00 to £56.98/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 47% 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 1.013.1%Wind 8.0924.9%Gas 13.7342.2%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 2.337.2%Nuclear 3.7511.5%Coal 0.110.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.2avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 16:55
Low 22.4 · 04:20Avg 32.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
75 Out
2
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 3%

Transfers · Thu 13 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 June 2019, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Jun
Imported
75GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.54GWImporting

In 37.6 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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