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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 June 2022

On Monday 6 June, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind4.29 GW14%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass2.24 GW7%Solar1.49 GW5%Gas13.76 GW46%Imports1.95 GW7%Nuclear5.93 GW20%28.7GW AVERAGE14%7%46%20%
Price
£139.20/MWh
Day average £139.20
Demand28.7GW
Generation 28.0Transfers 0.6
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables20%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
201g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 6 June 2022, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 201 g/kWh and the price £139.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 16:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 15:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (168 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £96.31/MWh at 05:30 to £169.44/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 49% 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 1.495.0%Wind 4.2914.3%Gas 13.7645.9%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 2.247.5%Nuclear 5.9319.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 28.0avgTransfers 0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 12:30
Low 19.2 · 03:45Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 28.0Transfers 0.6 GW
Net imports18GWh
In
44 Out
25
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 15%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 6 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 June 2022, Great Britain imported 44 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (19 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Jun
Imported
44GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
18GWh
Average net flow
0.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.01GWImporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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