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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 June 2019

On Friday 14 June, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind5.38 GW17%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW7%Solar1.88 GW6%Gas14.60 GW46%Coal0.05 GW0%Imports3.46 GW11%Nuclear3.94 GW12%31.3GW AVERAGE17%7%46%11%12%
Price
£38.53/MWh
Day average £38.53
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables23%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Friday 14 June 2019, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 38.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £38.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 12:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (189 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (261 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.45/MWh at 14:30 to £52.12/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 51% 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 1.885.9%Wind 5.3816.9%Gas 14.6045.8%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.367.4%Nuclear 3.9412.4%Coal 0.050.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.3GW · 11:30
Low 22.4 · 04:30Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
80 Out
7
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 14 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 14 June 2019, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 14 Jun
Imported
80GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.03GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 7.2 GWh

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