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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 June 2020

On Monday 22 June, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind8.44 GW31%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass1.24 GW4%Solar2.90 GW10%Gas6.97 GW25%Imports2.80 GW10%Nuclear5.12 GW19%27.4GW AVERAGE31%10%25%10%19%
Price
£26.26/MWh
Day average £26.26
Demand27.4GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables42%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
134g/kWh
0Day average 134300
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Key moments

On Monday 22 June 2020, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 134 g/kWh and the price £26.26/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 12:50. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (173 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £17.15/MWh at 22:30 to £35.38/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 34% 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 2.9010.5%Wind 8.4430.5%Gas 6.9725.2%Hydro 0.190.7%Biomass 1.244.5%Nuclear 5.1218.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 12:30
Low 18.5 · 03:50Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports64GWh
In
66 Out
2
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 34%Solar 12%

Transfers · Mon 22 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 June 2020, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (1 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 Jun
Imported
66GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
64GWh
Average net flow
2.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 1.0 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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