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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 25 June 2019

On Tuesday 25 June, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind4.80 GW15%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.72 GW5%Solar0.95 GW3%Gas17.03 GW54%Coal0.20 GW1%Imports2.63 GW8%Nuclear4.22 GW13%30.7GW AVERAGE15%54%8%13%
Price
£41.40/MWh
Day average £41.40
Demand30.7GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables19%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
264g/kWh
0Day average 264300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 25 June 2019, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 11:35. Carbon intensity averaged 264 g/kWh and the price £41.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 11:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (300 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £30.20/MWh at 05:30 to £68.21/MWh at 17:30. 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 0.953.0%Wind 4.8015.1%Gas 17.0353.5%Hydro 0.270.8%Biomass 1.725.4%Nuclear 4.2213.3%Coal 0.200.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 11:35
Low 18.5 · 15:20Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
56 Out
15
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 3%

Transfers · Tue 25 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 25 June 2019, Great Britain imported 56 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 25 Jun
Imported
56GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 11.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 11.9 GWh

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