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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 15 June 2022

On Wednesday 15 June, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind2.74 GW9%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.70 GW5%Solar3.15 GW10%Gas15.97 GW51%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports1.24 GW4%Nuclear6.15 GW20%28.5GW AVERAGE9%10%51%20%
Price
£177.03/MWh
Day average £177.03
Demand28.5GW
Generation 30.1Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables20%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 15 June 2022, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £177.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 20:45. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (196 g/kWh) and highest at 05:30 (252 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £120.27/MWh at 02:00 to £251.13/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 53% 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 3.1510.0%Wind 2.748.7%Gas 15.9750.9%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 1.705.4%Nuclear 6.1519.6%Coal 0.100.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 30.1avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 12:20
Low 19.8 · 04:50Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 30.1Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports38GWh
In
26 Out
64
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 10%

Transfers · Wed 15 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 15 June 2022, Great Britain imported 26 GWh and exported 64 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 15 Jun
Imported
26GWh
Exported
64GWh
Net out
38GWh
Average net flow
1.57GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 10.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 41.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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