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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 June 2019

On Monday 17 June, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind8.82 GW28%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass1.64 GW5%Solar2.06 GW7%Gas10.90 GW35%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports2.68 GW9%Nuclear4.84 GW16%30.6GW AVERAGE28%35%9%16%
Price
£30.71/MWh
Day average £30.71
Demand30.6GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables35%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Monday 17 June 2019, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £30.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 13:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (246 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £8.24/MWh at 03:00 to £51.84/MWh at 19:30. 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 2.066.6%Wind 8.8228.3%Gas 10.9035.0%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 1.645.3%Nuclear 4.8415.5%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 16:55
Low 20.0 · 04:40Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
61 Out
6
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 0%Wind 31%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 17 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 June 2019, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Jun
Imported
61GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.03GWImporting

In 24.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 8.5 GWh

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