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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 17 June 2020

On Wednesday 17 June, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 11%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind0.94 GW3%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.40 GW8%Solar1.90 GW7%Gas17.32 GW60%Coal0.08 GW0%Imports0.94 GW3%Nuclear4.85 GW17%27.5GW AVERAGE8%60%17%
Price
£27.89/MWh
Day average £27.89
Demand27.5GW
Generation 27.7Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels60%
Renewables11%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
259g/kWh
0Day average 259300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 17 June 2020, gas supplied 60% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 259 g/kWh and the price £27.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.7 GW at 16:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (211 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (281 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £19.25/MWh at 12:30 to £40.07/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 62% 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 1.906.6%Wind 0.943.3%Gas 17.3260.4%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 2.408.4%Nuclear 4.8516.9%Coal 0.080.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 27.7avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 12:00
Low 19.1 · 04:40Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 27.7Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports2GWh
In
21 Out
23
Zero-carbon share29%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 3%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 17 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 17 June 2020, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (12 GWh), and the most exports went to Belgium (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 17 Jun
Imported
21GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net out
2GWh
Average net flow
0.08GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.25GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.00GWIdle

In 4.7 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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