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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 June 2022

On Sunday 12 June, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind10.57 GW37%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.33 GW5%Solar2.85 GW10%Gas5.52 GW20%Imports1.54 GW5%Nuclear6.18 GW22%24.6GW AVERAGE37%10%20%22%
Price
£125.11/MWh
Day average £125.11
Demand24.6GW
Generation 26.7Transfers −2.0
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables48%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
96g/kWh
0Day average 96300
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 June 2022, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 30.0 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 96 g/kWh and the price £125.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 17:50. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (143 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.38/MWh at 08:30 to £176.39/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 40% 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 2.8510.1%Wind 10.5737.5%Gas 5.5219.6%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 1.334.7%Nuclear 6.1821.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 26.7avgTransfers −2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.0GW · 17:55
Low 17.5 · 05:00Avg 24.60–30 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 26.7Transfers −2.0 GW
Net exports47GWh
In
33 Out
81
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 12 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 June 2022, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 81 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (57 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 Jun
Imported
33GWh
Exported
81GWh
Net out
47GWh
Average net flow
1.98GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.39GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 57.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 8.8 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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