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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 22 June 2019

On Saturday 22 June, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind2.21 GW8%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.76 GW7%Solar2.90 GW11%Gas12.30 GW46%Coal0.22 GW1%Imports3.12 GW12%Nuclear4.15 GW15%26.8GW AVERAGE8%11%46%12%15%
Price
£33.79/MWh
Day average £33.79
Demand26.8GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables20%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
251g/kWh
0Day average 251300
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Key moments

On Saturday 22 June 2019, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 32.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 251 g/kWh and the price £33.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (189 g/kWh) and highest at 03:00 (298 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.98/MWh at 15:30 to £45.06/MWh at 23:30. Gas made 52% 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 2.9010.8%Wind 2.218.2%Gas 12.3045.7%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 1.766.5%Nuclear 4.1515.4%Coal 0.220.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.4GW · 11:30
Low 19.6 · 04:45Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
74 Out
0
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sat 22 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 22 June 2019, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 22 Jun
Imported
74GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.13GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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