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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 28 June 2019

On Friday 28 June, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind6.53 GW21%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass1.86 GW6%Solar3.06 GW10%Gas11.98 GW39%Imports2.47 GW8%Nuclear4.47 GW15%30.2GW AVERAGE21%10%39%8%15%
Price
£33.53/MWh
Day average £33.53
Demand30.2GW
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables32%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
199g/kWh
0Day average 199300
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Key moments

On Friday 28 June 2019, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 199 g/kWh and the price £33.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 15:25. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (150 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (245 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £27.14/MWh at 04:30 to £47.73/MWh at 23:30. 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 3.0610.0%Wind 6.5321.4%Gas 11.9839.2%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 1.866.1%Nuclear 4.4714.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.4GW · 12:05
Low 20.9 · 04:45Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
57 Out
6
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 11%

Transfers · Fri 28 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 28 June 2019, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (25 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 28 Jun
Imported
57GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.04GWImporting

In 24.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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