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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 June 2022

On Monday 13 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind6.51 GW21%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.34 GW4%Solar2.46 GW8%Gas11.93 GW39%Coal0.05 GW0%Imports1.66 GW5%Nuclear6.17 GW20%27.8GW AVERAGE21%8%39%20%
Price
£153.75/MWh
Day average £153.75
Demand27.8GW
Generation 28.7Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables30%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
171g/kWh
0Day average 171300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 June 2022, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £153.75/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 01:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.01/MWh at 06:00 to £204.78/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 42% 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 2.468.1%Wind 6.5121.4%Gas 11.9339.2%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 1.344.4%Nuclear 6.1720.3%Coal 0.050.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 12:30
Low 18.7 · 04:40Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports30GWh
In
33 Out
63
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 13 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 June 2022, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 63 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (41 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Jun
Imported
33GWh
Exported
63GWh
Net out
30GWh
Average net flow
1.24GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWExporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.72GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 41.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.10GWImporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWGenerating

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 0.0 GWh

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