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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 June 2020

On Thursday 25 June, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind6.27 GW21%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.78 GW9%Solar3.20 GW10%Gas12.73 GW42%Imports0.72 GW2%Nuclear4.47 GW15%28.6GW AVERAGE21%9%10%42%15%
Price
£30.44/MWh
Day average £30.44
Demand28.6GW
Generation 29.8Transfers −1.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables32%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 June 2020, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £30.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 15:45. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (155 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (225 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £16.83/MWh at 23:00 to £43.92/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 43% 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 3.2010.5%Wind 6.2720.5%Gas 12.7341.7%Hydro 0.351.2%Biomass 2.789.1%Nuclear 4.4714.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers −1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 12:35
Low 19.7 · 04:55Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers −1.2 GW
Net exports29GWh
In
15 Out
45
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 11%

Transfers · Thu 25 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 June 2020, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 45 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (6 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 Jun
Imported
15GWh
Exported
45GWh
Net out
29GWh
Average net flow
1.21GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWImporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 25.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 10.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWImporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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