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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 June 2022

On Wednesday 22 June, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind3.51 GW11%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.52 GW5%Solar3.43 GW10%Gas17.10 GW52%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports0.93 GW3%Nuclear5.69 GW17%28.4GW AVERAGE11%10%52%17%
Price
£188.41/MWh
Day average £188.41
Demand28.4GW
Generation 31.8Transfers −3.3
Fossil fuels52%
Renewables22%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
234g/kWh
0Day average 234300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 June 2022, gas supplied 52% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 234 g/kWh and the price £188.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 22:50. Solar generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (194 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (274 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £135.49/MWh at 05:00 to £257.87/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 54% 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 3.4310.5%Wind 3.5110.7%Gas 17.1052.3%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 1.524.7%Nuclear 5.6917.4%Coal 0.270.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers −3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 13:00
Low 20.1 · 04:30Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers −3.3 GW
Net exports76GWh
In
19 Out
95
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 11%

Transfers · Wed 22 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 June 2022, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 95 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Netherlands (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (63 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Jun
Imported
19GWh
Exported
95GWh
Net out
76GWh
Average net flow
3.18GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 62.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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