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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 20 June 2019

On Thursday 20 June, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind5.47 GW18%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.66 GW5%Solar2.31 GW7%Gas14.04 GW45%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports3.02 GW10%Nuclear4.11 GW13%30.6GW AVERAGE18%7%45%10%13%
Price
£43.56/MWh
Day average £43.56
Demand30.6GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables26%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
237g/kWh
0Day average 237300
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Key moments

On Thursday 20 June 2019, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 237 g/kWh and the price £43.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 14:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £32.36/MWh at 23:00 to £63.39/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 50% 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 2.317.5%Wind 5.4717.7%Gas 14.0445.4%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 1.665.4%Nuclear 4.1113.3%Coal 0.080.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 11:30
Low 21.0 · 04:25Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
68 Out
2
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 20 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 20 June 2019, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (22 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 20 Jun
Imported
68GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.72GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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