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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 June 2020

On Saturday 13 June, demand averaged 24.9 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

24.9GW AVERAGEWind3.83 GW15%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW8%Solar2.38 GW9%Gas9.06 GW36%Imports3.12 GW12%Nuclear4.53 GW18%24.9GW AVERAGE15%8%9%36%12%18%
Price
£32.06/MWh
Day average £32.06
Demand24.9GW
Generation 22.1Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables26%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 June 2020, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £32.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 01:15. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (152 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.76/MWh at 08:00 to £39.16/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.389.4%Wind 3.8315.2%Gas 9.0636.0%Hydro 0.261.0%Biomass 2.028.0%Nuclear 4.5318.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 22.1avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.6GW · 12:30
Low 18.5 · 04:50Avg 24.90–30 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 22.1Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
73 Out
7
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 13 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 June 2020, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Jun
Imported
73GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 0.6 GWh

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