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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 18 June 2020

On Thursday 18 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 14%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind2.84 GW10%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.32 GW8%Solar1.01 GW4%Gas15.29 GW54%Coal0.13 GW0%Imports1.78 GW6%Nuclear4.94 GW17%27.8GW AVERAGE10%8%54%17%
Price
£28.82/MWh
Day average £28.82
Demand27.8GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables14%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
238g/kWh
0Day average 238300
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Key moments

On Thursday 18 June 2020, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 238 g/kWh and the price £28.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.0 GW at 10:45. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 15:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (178 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (269 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.64/MWh at 04:30 to £36.93/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 57% 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 1.013.5%Wind 2.8410.0%Gas 15.2953.6%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 2.328.1%Nuclear 4.9417.3%Coal 0.130.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 13:05
Low 19.5 · 04:40Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports25GWh
In
39 Out
14
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 18 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 18 June 2020, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (23 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 18 Jun
Imported
39GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
25GWh
Average net flow
1.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.10GWImporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.90GWImporting

In 22.9 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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