All interconnectors
Wed 8 Jun- Imported
- 13GWh
- Exported
- 82GWh
- Net out
- 69GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.88GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 June 2022
On Wednesday 8 June, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.
Price
£144.35/MWh
Day average £144.35
Demand28.8GW
Generation 31.7Transfers −2.9
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables28%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
190g/kWh
0Day average 190300
Key moments
On Wednesday 8 June 2022, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 190 g/kWh and the price £144.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 16:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 16:00 (163 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (228 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £107.58/MWh at 16:30 to £177.82/MWh at 08:00. 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 2.497.7%Wind 6.2619.3%Gas 14.4744.7%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.026.2%Nuclear 6.2219.2%
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£143.70
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Demand 22.7Generation 26.5Transfers -3.8
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Demand 28.8avgGeneration 31.7avgTransfers −2.9avg
Peak demand34.6GW · 12:00
Low 20.5 · 04:50Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 31.7Transfers −2.9 GW
Net exports69GWh
In13
Out82
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 8%
Transfers · Wed 8 Jun
Interconnectors and storage
On Wednesday 8 June 2022, Great Britain imported 13 GWh and exported 82 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (51 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.76GWExporting
-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 18.2 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 · ElecLinkAverage2.11GWExporting
-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 50.6 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.50GWImporting
-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 12.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.53GWExporting
-3
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
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0.5
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In 0.9 GWhOut 13.7 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.01GWImporting
-3
-2.5
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-1.5
-1
-0.5
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0.5
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In 0.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.02GWPumping
-3
-2.5
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-1.5
-1
-0.5
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0.5
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Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh
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