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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 June 2022

On Monday 20 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind5.04 GW16%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.22 GW4%Solar3.43 GW11%Gas14.44 GW45%Coal0.25 GW1%Imports1.40 GW4%Nuclear5.70 GW18%27.8GW AVERAGE16%11%45%18%
Price
£184.50/MWh
Day average £184.50
Demand27.8GW
Generation 30.4Transfers −2.6
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables28%
Other26%
Carbon intensityModerate
204g/kWh
0Day average 204300
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Key moments

On Monday 20 June 2022, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 204 g/kWh and the price £184.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 01:15. Solar generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (175 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (247 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £123.76/MWh at 01:30 to £280.35/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 41% across 2022.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.4310.8%Wind 5.0415.9%Gas 14.4445.4%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 1.223.8%Nuclear 5.7017.9%Coal 0.250.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers −2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 12:30
Low 18.6 · 04:30Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers −2.6 GW
Net exports65GWh
In
28 Out
93
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 20 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 June 2022, Great Britain imported 28 GWh and exported 93 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (14 GWh), and the most exports went to France (63 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 Jun
Imported
28GWh
Exported
93GWh
Net out
65GWh
Average net flow
2.70GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.61GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 62.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWImporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWExporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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