All interconnectors
Sat 4 Jun- Imported
- 21GWh
- Exported
- 96GWh
- Net out
- 74GWh
- Average net flow
- 3.10GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 4 June 2022
On Saturday 4 June, demand averaged 24.9 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.
Price
£117.97/MWh
Day average £117.97
Demand24.9GW
Generation 28.1Transfers −3.2
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables39%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
Key moments
On Saturday 4 June 2022, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 30%. Demand peaked at 30.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £117.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (175 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £61.67/MWh at 23:00 to £161.62/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.237.7%Wind 8.6729.9%Gas 9.5032.7%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 1.746.0%Nuclear 5.6219.4%
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£100.94
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146 g
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Demand 21.7Generation 25.1Transfers -3.3
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Demand 24.9avgGeneration 28.1avgTransfers −3.2avg
Peak demand30.7GW · 12:00
Low 18.1 · 04:55Avg 24.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain113%of demand
Generation 28.1Transfers −3.2 GW
Net exports74GWh
In21
Out96
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 31%Solar 8%
Transfers · Sat 4 Jun
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 4 June 2022, Great Britain imported 21 GWh and exported 96 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (68 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.09GWExporting
-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 6.7 GWhOut 8.9 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage2.84GWExporting
-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 68.3 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.33GWImporting
-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 8.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.49GWExporting
-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 2.5 GWhOut 14.2 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 3.8 GWhOut 3.9 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.10GWPumping
-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh
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