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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 June 2020

On Tuesday 16 June, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 10%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind0.66 GW2%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.37 GW8%Solar2.11 GW7%Gas17.89 GW62%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports1.00 GW3%Nuclear4.78 GW16%27.4GW AVERAGE8%7%62%16%
Price
£30.63/MWh
Day average £30.63
Demand27.4GW
Generation 28.0Transfers −0.6
Fossil fuels62%
Renewables10%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
263g/kWh
0Day average 263300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 June 2020, gas supplied 62% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 263 g/kWh and the price £30.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 19:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (239 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (294 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.49/MWh at 06:30 to £41.68/MWh at 10:30. Gas made 64% 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 2.117.3%Wind 0.662.3%Gas 17.8961.6%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 2.378.2%Nuclear 4.7816.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers −0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 13:00
Low 19.3 · 04:30Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers −0.6 GW
Net exports12GWh
In
22 Out
34
Zero-carbon share28%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 2%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 16 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 June 2020, Great Britain imported 22 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (12 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 16 Jun
Imported
22GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net out
12GWh
Average net flow
0.49GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWExporting

In 3.1 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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