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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 June 2019

On Wednesday 26 June, demand averaged 30.9 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

30.9GW AVERAGEWind5.02 GW16%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.68 GW5%Solar1.62 GW5%Gas16.02 GW51%Imports2.60 GW8%Nuclear4.31 GW14%30.9GW AVERAGE16%51%8%14%
Price
£38.13/MWh
Day average £38.13
Demand30.9GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables22%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
248g/kWh
0Day average 248300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 June 2019, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 248 g/kWh and the price £38.13/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 17:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (221 g/kWh) and highest at 08:00 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £26.45/MWh at 00:30 to £56.03/MWh at 09:00. 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 1.625.1%Wind 5.0215.9%Gas 16.0250.9%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.685.4%Nuclear 4.3113.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.9avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 12:30
Low 21.2 · 03:55Avg 30.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
57 Out
5
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 26 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 June 2019, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 5 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Jun
Imported
57GWh
Exported
5GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.5 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

Average0.14GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh

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