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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 June 2019

On Sunday 23 June, demand averaged 26.5 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

26.5GW AVERAGEWind5.76 GW22%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.71 GW6%Solar1.55 GW6%Gas10.15 GW38%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports2.93 GW11%Nuclear4.17 GW16%26.5GW AVERAGE22%38%11%16%
Price
£38.38/MWh
Day average £38.38
Demand26.5GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables28%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
209g/kWh
0Day average 209300
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Key moments

On Sunday 23 June 2019, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 32.1 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 209 g/kWh and the price £38.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 16:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (174 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £29.27/MWh at 07:00 to £51.46/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 43% 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 1.555.8%Wind 5.7621.6%Gas 10.1538.1%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 1.716.4%Nuclear 4.1715.6%Coal 0.130.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.5avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.1GW · 17:25
Low 18.7 · 04:55Avg 26.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
69 Out
0
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 23 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 23 June 2019, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 23 Jun
Imported
69GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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