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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 June 2022

On Thursday 16 June, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind2.97 GW9%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.65 GW5%Solar3.08 GW10%Gas15.31 GW48%Coal0.26 GW1%Imports2.05 GW6%Nuclear6.15 GW19%29.1GW AVERAGE9%10%48%19%
Price
£192.38/MWh
Day average £192.38
Demand29.1GW
Generation 29.7Transfers −0.6
Fossil fuels48%
Renewables20%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
219g/kWh
0Day average 219300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 June 2022, gas supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 219 g/kWh and the price £192.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (169 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £144.29/MWh at 23:00 to £260.27/MWh at 17:30. 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 3.089.7%Wind 2.979.4%Gas 15.3148.2%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 1.655.2%Nuclear 6.1519.4%Coal 0.260.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 29.7avgTransfers −0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 12:30
Low 20.2 · 04:45Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 29.7Transfers −0.6 GW
Net exports12GWh
In
46 Out
58
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 16 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 June 2022, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 58 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Jun
Imported
46GWh
Exported
58GWh
Net out
12GWh
Average net flow
0.52GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 41.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 24.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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