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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 June 2019

On Sunday 16 June, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind6.53 GW24%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass1.72 GW6%Solar1.96 GW7%Gas9.19 GW34%Coal0.05 GW0%Imports3.22 GW12%Nuclear4.39 GW16%27.0GW AVERAGE24%7%34%12%16%
Price
£37.26/MWh
Day average £37.26
Demand27.0GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables32%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
186g/kWh
0Day average 186300
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Key moments

On Sunday 16 June 2019, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 186 g/kWh and the price £37.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (127 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (239 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.87/MWh at 05:30 to £59.62/MWh at 07:00. Gas made 38% 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 1.967.2%Wind 6.5324.0%Gas 9.1933.8%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 1.726.3%Nuclear 4.3916.1%Coal 0.050.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 12:30
Low 19.3 · 04:50Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
75 Out
0
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 0%Wind 27%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 16 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 16 June 2019, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 16 Jun
Imported
75GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.37GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 4.0 GWh

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