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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 20 June 2020

On Saturday 20 June, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind5.28 GW21%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.25 GW5%Solar2.42 GW10%Gas7.33 GW30%Imports3.34 GW14%Nuclear4.88 GW20%24.6GW AVERAGE21%10%30%14%20%
Price
£30.99/MWh
Day average £30.99
Demand24.6GW
Generation 21.4Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables32%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Saturday 20 June 2020, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 29.4 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £30.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (188 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £18.17/MWh at 16:00 to £40.99/MWh at 11:00. Gas made 34% 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 2.429.8%Wind 5.2821.3%Gas 7.3329.6%Hydro 0.271.1%Biomass 1.255.1%Nuclear 4.8819.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 21.4avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.4GW · 13:05
Low 18.2 · 04:30Avg 24.60–30 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 21.4Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
79 Out
1
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 20 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 20 June 2020, Great Britain imported 79 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 20 Jun
Imported
79GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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