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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 19 June 2019

On Wednesday 19 June, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind2.33 GW7%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.64 GW5%Solar1.54 GW5%Gas18.14 GW58%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports2.99 GW10%Nuclear4.32 GW14%30.9GW AVERAGE7%58%10%14%
Price
£46.91/MWh
Day average £46.91
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels58%
Renewables13%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
281g/kWh
0Day average 281300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 19 June 2019, gas supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 281 g/kWh and the price £46.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 19:50. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (255 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (305 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.64/MWh at 00:00 to £60.50/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 64% 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 1.544.9%Wind 2.337.5%Gas 18.1458.1%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 1.645.3%Nuclear 4.3213.8%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 12:20
Low 21.7 · 03:15Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
65 Out
4
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 19 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 19 June 2019, Great Britain imported 65 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 19 Jun
Imported
65GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 7.0 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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