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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 June 2022

On Thursday 2 June, demand averaged 25.3 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

25.3GW AVERAGEWind1.42 GW5%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.07 GW7%Solar2.91 GW10%Gas17.27 GW58%Imports0.53 GW2%Nuclear5.44 GW18%25.3GW AVERAGE10%58%18%
Price
£151.45/MWh
Day average £151.45
Demand25.3GW
Generation 29.4Transfers −4.1
Fossil fuels58%
Renewables16%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
243g/kWh
0Day average 243300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 June 2022, gas supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 30.0 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 243 g/kWh and the price £151.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (211 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (280 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £125.91/MWh at 16:00 to £182.26/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 59% 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 2.919.7%Wind 1.424.7%Gas 17.2757.6%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 2.076.9%Nuclear 5.4418.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.3avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers −4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.0GW · 12:15
Low 19.2 · 04:55Avg 25.30–30 GW
Made in Great Britain116%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers −4.1 GW
Net exports99GWh
In
9 Out
108
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 2 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 June 2022, Great Britain imported 9 GWh and exported 108 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (5 GWh), and the most exports went to France (68 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Jun
Imported
9GWh
Exported
108GWh
Net out
99GWh
Average net flow
4.14GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 13.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 68.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.35GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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