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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 June 2022

On Friday 17 June, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 44%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind10.88 GW33%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.32 GW4%Solar3.20 GW10%Gas9.42 GW29%Coal0.28 GW1%Imports1.12 GW3%Nuclear6.15 GW19%29.1GW AVERAGE33%10%29%19%
Price
£144.94/MWh
Day average £144.94
Demand29.1GW
Generation 31.5Transfers −2.3
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables44%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
134g/kWh
0Day average 134300
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Key moments

On Friday 17 June 2022, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 29%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 134 g/kWh and the price £144.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.4 GW at 14:05. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (85 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (174 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £89.40/MWh at 04:00 to £191.54/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 35% 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 3.209.8%Wind 10.8833.4%Gas 9.4228.9%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 1.324.1%Nuclear 6.1518.9%Coal 0.280.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 31.5avgTransfers −2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 12:40
Low 20.5 · 02:50Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 31.5Transfers −2.3 GW
Net exports51GWh
In
25 Out
77
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 10%

Transfers · Fri 17 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 17 June 2022, Great Britain imported 25 GWh and exported 77 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (21 GWh), and the most exports went to France (42 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 17 Jun
Imported
25GWh
Exported
77GWh
Net out
51GWh
Average net flow
2.14GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 42.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 6.6 GWh

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