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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 27 June 2020

On Saturday 27 June, demand averaged 25.0 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

25.0GW AVERAGEWind9.92 GW39%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.17 GW5%Solar1.61 GW6%Gas5.30 GW21%Imports2.61 GW10%Nuclear4.49 GW18%25.0GW AVERAGE39%21%10%18%
Price
£20.40/MWh
Day average £20.40
Demand25.0GW
Generation 22.8Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables47%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
115g/kWh
0Day average 115300
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Key moments

On Saturday 27 June 2020, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 115 g/kWh and the price £20.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 18:30. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (184 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£2.72/MWh at 14:30 to £35.31/MWh at 00:00. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 43% 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 1.616.3%Wind 9.9239.0%Gas 5.3020.8%Hydro 0.331.3%Biomass 1.174.6%Nuclear 4.4917.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.0avgGeneration 22.8avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 12:30
Low 18.8 · 04:55Avg 25.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 22.8Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
60 Out
6
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 27 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 27 June 2020, Great Britain imported 60 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (31 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 27 Jun
Imported
60GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.24GWImporting

In 30.6 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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