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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 15 June 2019

On Saturday 15 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind5.34 GW19%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass2.34 GW8%Solar1.84 GW7%Gas10.83 GW39%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports3.51 GW12%Nuclear3.96 GW14%27.8GW AVERAGE19%8%39%12%14%
Price
£39.85/MWh
Day average £39.85
Demand27.8GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables26%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
210g/kWh
0Day average 210300
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Key moments

On Saturday 15 June 2019, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 210 g/kWh and the price £39.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 15:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (168 g/kWh) and highest at 03:00 (231 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.36/MWh at 08:00 to £49.76/MWh at 11:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.846.5%Wind 5.3419.0%Gas 10.8338.5%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 2.348.3%Nuclear 3.9614.1%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 11:00
Low 20.5 · 05:00Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
82 Out
1
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 15 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 15 June 2019, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 15 Jun
Imported
82GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.70GWImporting

In 40.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWImporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 6.9 GWh

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