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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 June 2019

On Monday 24 June, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind4.00 GW13%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW5%Solar1.40 GW5%Gas16.29 GW52%Coal0.31 GW1%Imports2.91 GW9%Nuclear4.18 GW13%30.4GW AVERAGE13%52%9%13%
Price
£62.74/MWh
Day average £62.74
Demand30.4GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables18%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
260g/kWh
0Day average 260300
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Key moments

On Monday 24 June 2019, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 16:25. Carbon intensity averaged 260 g/kWh and the price £62.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 3.9 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (174 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (310 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.74/MWh at 03:00 to £151.39/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 58% 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 1.404.5%Wind 4.0012.9%Gas 16.2952.4%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 1.705.5%Nuclear 4.1813.4%Coal 0.311.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 16:25
Low 20.4 · 04:25Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
59 Out
11
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 24 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 June 2019, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (21 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Jun
Imported
59GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
1.99GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.2 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

Average0.40GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 10.7 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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