All interconnectors
Fri 3 Jun- Imported
- 1GWh
- Exported
- 121GWh
- Net out
- 120GWh
- Average net flow
- 4.99GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 3 June 2022
On Friday 3 June, demand averaged 25.2 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.
Price
£126.10/MWh
Day average £126.10
Demand25.2GW
Generation 30.3Transfers −5.1
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables29%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
194g/kWh
0Day average 194300
Key moments
On Friday 3 June 2022, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 194 g/kWh and the price £126.10/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 22:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (133 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £88.74/MWh at 12:00 to £166.48/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.548.3%Wind 5.9919.7%Gas 13.8645.6%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 2.046.7%Nuclear 5.5718.3%
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£126.63
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133 g
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Demand 21.4Generation 25.7Transfers -4.3
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Demand 25.2avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers −5.1avg
Peak demand31.3GW · 12:15
Low 18.4 · 05:10Avg 25.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain120%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers −5.1 GW
Net exports120GWh
In1
Out121
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 8%
Transfers · Fri 3 Jun
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 3 June 2022, Great Britain imported 1 GWh and exported 121 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (1 GWh), and the most exports went to France (70 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.59GWExporting
-3
-2.8
-2.6
-2.4
-2.2
-2
-1.8
-1.6
-1.4
-1.2
-1
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
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In 0.6 GWhOut 14.6 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2.8
-2.6
-2.4
-2.2
-2
-1.8
-1.6
-1.4
-1.2
-1
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage2.91GWExporting
-3
-2.8
-2.6
-2.4
-2.2
-2
-1.8
-1.6
-1.4
-1.2
-1
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 69.8 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.29GWExporting
-3
-2.8
-2.6
-2.4
-2.2
-2
-1.8
-1.6
-1.4
-1.2
-1
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
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In 0.7 GWhOut 7.8 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.66GWExporting
-3
-2.8
-2.6
-2.4
-2.2
-2
-1.8
-1.6
-1.4
-1.2
-1
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
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In 0.1 GWhOut 15.8 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.54GWExporting
-3
-2.8
-2.6
-2.4
-2.2
-2
-1.8
-1.6
-1.4
-1.2
-1
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 13.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.14GWPumping
-3
-2.8
-2.6
-2.4
-2.2
-2
-1.8
-1.6
-1.4
-1.2
-1
-0.8
-0.6
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Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh
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