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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 June 2022

On Wednesday 1 June, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind1.29 GW4%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.53 GW8%Solar2.46 GW8%Gas18.66 GW59%Imports0.95 GW3%Nuclear5.17 GW16%27.9GW AVERAGE8%8%59%16%
Price
£159.55/MWh
Day average £159.55
Demand27.9GW
Generation 30.5Transfers −2.5
Fossil fuels59%
Renewables13%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
252g/kWh
0Day average 252300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 June 2022, gas supplied 59% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 252 g/kWh and the price £159.55/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.1 GW at 01:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (226 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £116.90/MWh at 03:30 to £201.68/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 61% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.467.8%Wind 1.294.1%Gas 18.6659.4%Hydro 0.361.2%Biomass 2.538.1%Nuclear 5.1716.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers −2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.9GW · 13:00
Low 19.9 · 04:55Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers −2.5 GW
Net exports63GWh
In
17 Out
80
Zero-carbon share30%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 4%Solar 8%

Transfers · Wed 1 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 June 2022, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 80 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (10 GWh), and the most exports went to France (51 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Jun
Imported
17GWh
Exported
80GWh
Net out
63GWh
Average net flow
2.62GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.13GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 51.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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