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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 June 2020

On Friday 19 June, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind5.38 GW20%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.30 GW8%Solar1.66 GW6%Gas10.21 GW37%Imports2.57 GW9%Nuclear4.93 GW18%27.0GW AVERAGE20%8%37%9%18%
Price
£29.85/MWh
Day average £29.85
Demand27.0GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables27%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Friday 19 June 2020, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £29.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 17:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (152 g/kWh) and highest at 05:30 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.67/MWh at 22:00 to £38.63/MWh at 11:00. Gas made 41% 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 1.666.1%Wind 5.3819.7%Gas 10.2137.4%Hydro 0.240.9%Biomass 2.308.4%Nuclear 4.9318.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 12:00
Low 18.9 · 04:55Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
59 Out
3
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 19 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 19 June 2020, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to France (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 19 Jun
Imported
59GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.37GWImporting

In 33.9 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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