All interconnectors
Tue 30 Jun- Imported
- 33GWh
- Exported
- 41GWh
- Net out
- 8GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.33GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 30 June 2020
On Tuesday 30 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.
Price
£28.62/MWh
Day average £28.62
Demand27.8GW
Generation 28.0Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables30%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
Key moments
On Tuesday 30 June 2020, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £28.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (249 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.52/MWh at 01:30 to £43.60/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 1.354.6%Wind 6.8223.1%Gas 12.1941.3%Hydro 0.561.9%Biomass 2.438.2%Nuclear 4.6415.7%
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Demand 22.5Generation 21.2Transfers 1.3
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Demand 27.8avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers −0.2avg
Peak demand34.1GW · 12:35
Low 19.4 · 05:00Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers −0.2 GW
Net exports8GWh
In33
Out41
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 24%Solar 5%
Transfers · Tue 30 Jun
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 30 June 2020, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (16 GWh), and the most exports went to France (26 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.61GWImporting
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In 15.5 GWhOut 1.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
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-1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.95GWExporting
-3
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-1
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In 3.0 GWhOut 25.7 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.45GWExporting
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In 0.3 GWhOut 11.1 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.46GWImporting
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In 13.9 GWhOut 2.8 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.16GWGenerating
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Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh
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