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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 21 June 2022

On Tuesday 21 June, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind1.90 GW6%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.30 GW4%Solar3.31 GW11%Gas17.04 GW54%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports1.66 GW5%Nuclear5.69 GW18%27.6GW AVERAGE11%54%18%
Price
£221.54/MWh
Day average £221.54
Demand27.6GW
Generation 29.8Transfers −2.3
Fossil fuels54%
Renewables18%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
242g/kWh
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Key moments

On Tuesday 21 June 2022, gas supplied 54% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 11:45. Carbon intensity averaged 242 g/kWh and the price £221.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 01:20. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (210 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (275 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £111.09/MWh at 04:30 to £349.66/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 57% 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 3.3110.5%Wind 1.906.0%Gas 17.0454.1%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 1.304.1%Nuclear 5.6918.1%Coal 0.270.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 29.8avgTransfers −2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 11:45
Low 19.3 · 04:45Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain108%of demand
Generation 29.8Transfers −2.3 GW
Net exports57GWh
In
32 Out
90
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 6%Solar 11%

Transfers · Tue 21 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 21 June 2022, Great Britain imported 32 GWh and exported 90 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (61 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 21 Jun
Imported
32GWh
Exported
90GWh
Net out
57GWh
Average net flow
2.39GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.53GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 60.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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