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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 14 June 2020

On Sunday 14 June, demand averaged 24.3 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

24.3GW AVERAGEWind1.47 GW6%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.27 GW9%Solar2.24 GW9%Gas9.96 GW41%Imports3.54 GW14%Nuclear4.69 GW19%24.3GW AVERAGE9%9%41%14%19%
Price
£29.71/MWh
Day average £29.71
Demand24.3GW
Generation 20.9Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables16%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
204g/kWh
0Day average 204300
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Key moments

On Sunday 14 June 2020, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 29.3 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 204 g/kWh and the price £29.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (173 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (248 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.55/MWh at 15:00 to £39.27/MWh at 21:30. Gas made 48% 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 2.249.2%Wind 1.476.0%Gas 9.9640.8%Hydro 0.271.1%Biomass 2.279.3%Nuclear 4.6919.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.3avgGeneration 20.9avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.3GW · 12:40
Low 17.6 · 05:20Avg 24.30–30 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 20.9Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
83 Out
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Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 14 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 14 June 2020, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 14 Jun
Imported
83GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.61GWImporting

In 38.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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