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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 June 2022

On Sunday 5 June, demand averaged 25.0 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

25.0GW AVERAGEWind6.58 GW24%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass2.15 GW8%Solar0.75 GW3%Gas10.51 GW38%Imports1.18 GW4%Nuclear5.79 GW21%25.0GW AVERAGE24%8%38%21%
Price
£140.04/MWh
Day average £140.04
Demand25.0GW
Generation 26.1Transfers −1.2
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables28%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 June 2022, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 30.6 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £140.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 04:45. Solar generation peaked at 2.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (127 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (223 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.23/MWh at 05:00 to £177.83/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 40% 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 0.752.8%Wind 6.5824.1%Gas 10.5138.5%Hydro 0.371.4%Biomass 2.157.9%Nuclear 5.7921.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.0avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers −1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.6GW · 17:20
Low 17.9 · 04:55Avg 25.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers −1.2 GW
Net exports30GWh
In
24 Out
54
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 5 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 June 2022, Great Britain imported 24 GWh and exported 54 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Jun
Imported
24GWh
Exported
54GWh
Net out
30GWh
Average net flow
1.26GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.02GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.20GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 34.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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