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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 18 June 2019

On Tuesday 18 June, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind4.55 GW14%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.69 GW5%Solar1.66 GW5%Gas16.03 GW51%Imports2.75 GW9%Nuclear4.87 GW15%31.3GW AVERAGE14%51%9%15%
Price
£40.28/MWh
Day average £40.28
Demand31.3GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables20%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
242g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 18 June 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 242 g/kWh and the price £40.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 09:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (193 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (295 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.12/MWh at 10:00 to £69.46/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 55% 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 1.665.2%Wind 4.5514.3%Gas 16.0350.5%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 1.695.3%Nuclear 4.8715.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 12:40
Low 21.2 · 04:40Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
61 Out
9
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 18 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 18 June 2019, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 18 Jun
Imported
61GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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