Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 29 June 2019

On Saturday 29 June, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind3.97 GW14%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass2.15 GW8%Solar2.72 GW10%Gas10.54 GW38%Imports3.32 GW12%Nuclear4.63 GW17%27.4GW AVERAGE14%8%10%38%12%17%
Price
£45.46/MWh
Day average £45.46
Demand27.4GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables25%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Saturday 29 June 2019, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £45.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (149 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (227 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £33.25/MWh at 04:30 to £60.88/MWh at 18:00. 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 2.729.9%Wind 3.9714.4%Gas 10.5438.2%Hydro 0.281.0%Biomass 2.157.8%Nuclear 4.6316.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 12:05
Low 20.1 · 05:00Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
74 Out
3
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 29 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 29 June 2019, Great Britain imported 74 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 29 Jun
Imported
74GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.46GWImporting

In 35.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 0.7 GWh

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