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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 June 2022

On Tuesday 14 June, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind2.84 GW9%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.66 GW5%Solar3.19 GW10%Gas15.40 GW50%Imports1.37 GW4%Nuclear6.16 GW20%28.2GW AVERAGE9%10%50%20%
Price
£173.98/MWh
Day average £173.98
Demand28.2GW
Generation 29.5Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables20%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 June 2022, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £173.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (187 g/kWh) and highest at 23:00 (236 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £127.36/MWh at 11:30 to £248.83/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 52% 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 3.1910.3%Wind 2.849.2%Gas 15.4049.8%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 1.665.4%Nuclear 6.1619.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 12:30
Low 19.6 · 04:35Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports34GWh
In
27 Out
61
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 11%

Transfers · Tue 14 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 June 2022, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 61 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (12 GWh), and the most exports went to France (40 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 Jun
Imported
27GWh
Exported
61GWh
Net out
34GWh
Average net flow
1.43GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 40.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWExporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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