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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 June 2022

On Saturday 11 June, demand averaged 25.3 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

25.3GW AVERAGEWind13.47 GW45%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.06 GW4%Solar2.89 GW10%Gas5.31 GW18%Imports0.81 GW3%Nuclear6.17 GW21%25.3GW AVERAGE45%10%18%21%
Price
£71.05/MWh
Day average £71.05
Demand25.3GW
Generation 29.1Transfers −3.7
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables55%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
82g/kWh
0Day average 82300
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 June 2022, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 82 g/kWh and the price £71.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 15:05. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (118 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£20.26/MWh at 03:30 to £166.58/MWh at 23:30. The price was below zero for 1.5 hours. Wind made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.899.7%Wind 13.4745.1%Gas 5.3117.8%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 1.063.5%Nuclear 6.1720.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.3avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers −3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 12:30
Low 16.9 · 11:05Avg 25.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain115%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers −3.7 GW
Net exports88GWh
In
15 Out
102
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 46%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 11 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 June 2022, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 102 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (7 GWh), and the most exports went to France (56 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Jun
Imported
15GWh
Exported
102GWh
Net out
88GWh
Average net flow
3.66GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 14.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.32GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 55.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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