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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 June 2022

On Sunday 19 June, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind8.09 GW30%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass0.85 GW3%Solar1.98 GW7%Gas8.03 GW30%Imports1.88 GW7%Nuclear5.70 GW21%24.6GW AVERAGE30%7%30%7%21%
Price
£154.81/MWh
Day average £154.81
Demand24.6GW
Generation 24.9Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables38%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 June 2022, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 30%. Demand peaked at 30.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £154.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 01:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (83 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (189 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £82.85/MWh at 04:30 to £235.99/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 33% 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 1.987.4%Wind 8.0930.3%Gas 8.0330.0%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 0.853.2%Nuclear 5.7021.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.4GW · 13:00
Low 17.5 · 04:55Avg 24.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports3GWh
In
42 Out
45
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sun 19 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 June 2022, Great Britain imported 42 GWh and exported 45 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Jun
Imported
42GWh
Exported
45GWh
Net out
3GWh
Average net flow
0.13GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.49GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 35.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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