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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 15 June 2020

On Monday 15 June, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind0.75 GW3%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.26 GW8%Solar2.44 GW9%Gas14.30 GW52%Imports3.06 GW11%Nuclear4.34 GW16%27.0GW AVERAGE8%9%52%11%16%
Price
£33.06/MWh
Day average £33.06
Demand27.0GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables13%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
236g/kWh
0Day average 236300
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Key moments

On Monday 15 June 2020, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.5 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 236 g/kWh and the price £33.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.1 GW at 19:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (210 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (270 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.12/MWh at 23:00 to £43.44/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 59% 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 2.448.9%Wind 0.752.7%Gas 14.3052.2%Hydro 0.230.9%Biomass 2.268.3%Nuclear 4.3415.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.5GW · 12:50
Low 18.5 · 04:30Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports63GWh
In
70 Out
7
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 15 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 15 June 2020, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 15 Jun
Imported
70GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
63GWh
Average net flow
2.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.79GWImporting

In 42.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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