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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 30 June 2019

On Sunday 30 June, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind11.17 GW40%Hydro0.14 GW1%Biomass2.04 GW7%Solar2.37 GW9%Gas4.59 GW17%Imports2.77 GW10%Nuclear4.67 GW17%26.9GW AVERAGE40%7%9%17%10%17%
Price
£27.28/MWh
Day average £27.28
Demand26.9GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables49%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
106g/kWh
0Day average 106300
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Key moments

On Sunday 30 June 2019, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 32.2 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 106 g/kWh and the price £27.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 14:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (77 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (135 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£1.57/MWh at 15:00 to £45.12/MWh at 11:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 45% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 22% across 2019.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.378.5%Wind 11.1740.2%Gas 4.5916.6%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 2.047.3%Nuclear 4.6716.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.2GW · 12:40
Low 19.5 · 05:20Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
62 Out
3
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 45%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 30 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 30 June 2019, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 30 Jun
Imported
62GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.11GWImporting

In 27.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.57GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 17.7 GWh

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