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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 18 June 2022

On Saturday 18 June, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind8.36 GW29%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass0.90 GW3%Solar1.32 GW5%Gas10.77 GW37%Coal0.02 GW0%Imports1.42 GW5%Nuclear5.87 GW20%26.0GW AVERAGE29%37%20%
Price
£166.44/MWh
Day average £166.44
Demand26.0GW
Generation 27.4Transfers −1.5
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables34%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
164g/kWh
0Day average 164300
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Key moments

On Saturday 18 June 2022, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 30.9 GW at 11:25. Carbon intensity averaged 164 g/kWh and the price £166.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £139.14/MWh at 06:30 to £188.84/MWh at 00:00. Gas made 39% 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 1.324.6%Wind 8.3628.9%Gas 10.7737.3%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 0.903.1%Nuclear 5.8720.3%Coal 0.020.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 27.4avgTransfers −1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.9GW · 11:25
Low 19.6 · 04:55Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 27.4Transfers −1.5 GW
Net exports31GWh
In
34 Out
65
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 18 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 18 June 2022, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 65 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (11 GWh), and the most exports went to France (40 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 18 Jun
Imported
34GWh
Exported
65GWh
Net out
31GWh
Average net flow
1.30GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 39.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 0.6 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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