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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 21 June 2019

On Friday 21 June, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind3.61 GW12%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.75 GW6%Solar2.69 GW9%Gas15.37 GW50%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports2.75 GW9%Nuclear4.12 GW13%30.0GW AVERAGE12%9%50%9%13%
Price
£35.78/MWh
Day average £35.78
Demand30.0GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables21%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
255g/kWh
0Day average 255300
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Key moments

On Friday 21 June 2019, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 255 g/kWh and the price £35.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 08:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (212 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (311 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.43/MWh at 03:30 to £45.40/MWh at 23:30. 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 2.698.8%Wind 3.6111.8%Gas 15.3750.2%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 1.755.7%Nuclear 4.1213.4%Coal 0.130.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 11:30
Low 20.9 · 04:45Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
63 Out
8
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 10%

Transfers · Fri 21 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 21 June 2019, Great Britain imported 63 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 21 Jun
Imported
63GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.29GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 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

Average0.21GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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