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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 June 2022

On Tuesday 7 June, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind2.72 GW9%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW7%Solar2.38 GW8%Gas16.60 GW53%Imports0.90 GW3%Nuclear6.18 GW20%28.8GW AVERAGE9%7%8%53%20%
Price
£151.86/MWh
Day average £151.86
Demand28.8GW
Generation 30.5Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables17%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
227g/kWh
0Day average 227300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 June 2022, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 227 g/kWh and the price £151.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 01:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (200 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £98.48/MWh at 01:00 to £193.59/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 54% 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 2.387.6%Wind 2.728.7%Gas 16.6052.9%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 2.317.3%Nuclear 6.1819.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 30.5avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 16:50
Low 20.2 · 04:50Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 30.5Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports43GWh
In
17 Out
60
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 7 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 June 2022, Great Britain imported 17 GWh and exported 60 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (45 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Jun
Imported
17GWh
Exported
60GWh
Net out
43GWh
Average net flow
1.79GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 5.3 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 44.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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