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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 June 2019

On Thursday 27 June, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind5.12 GW16%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW5%Solar3.21 GW10%Gas13.43 GW43%Imports3.19 GW10%Nuclear4.32 GW14%30.8GW AVERAGE16%10%43%10%14%
Price
£34.59/MWh
Day average £34.59
Demand30.8GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables27%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 June 2019, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £34.59/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 22:10. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (259 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £25.98/MWh at 05:30 to £40.95/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 48% 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 3.2110.3%Wind 5.1216.4%Gas 13.4343.1%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.705.5%Nuclear 4.3213.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 12:20
Low 21.1 · 04:35Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
74 Out
0
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 11%

Transfers · Thu 27 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 June 2019, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Jun
Imported
74GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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