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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 21 June 2020

On Sunday 21 June, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind10.83 GW41%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.19 GW5%Solar2.37 GW9%Gas4.73 GW18%Imports1.84 GW7%Nuclear4.99 GW19%24.6GW AVERAGE41%9%18%7%19%
Price
£13.12/MWh
Day average £13.12
Demand24.6GW
Generation 24.4Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables51%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
98g/kWh
0Day average 98300
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Key moments

On Sunday 21 June 2020, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 30.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 98 g/kWh and the price £13.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 10:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 09:30 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (142 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£4.49/MWh at 15:00 to £36.00/MWh at 22:00. The price was below zero for 1.5 hours. Wind made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 27% across 2020.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.379.0%Wind 10.8341.3%Gas 4.7318.1%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 1.194.6%Nuclear 4.9919.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.1GW · 12:30
Low 18.2 · 05:00Avg 24.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports19GWh
In
39 Out
21
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 21 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 21 June 2020, Great Britain imported 39 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 21 Jun
Imported
39GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
19GWh
Average net flow
0.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.28GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 5.3 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.53GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 17.5 GWh

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