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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 June 2022

On Thursday 23 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind3.28 GW10%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.43 GW5%Solar2.14 GW7%Gas16.81 GW53%Coal0.59 GW2%Imports1.57 GW5%Nuclear5.68 GW18%27.8GW AVERAGE10%53%18%
Price
£199.88/MWh
Day average £199.88
Demand27.8GW
Generation 30.2Transfers −2.5
Fossil fuels53%
Renewables18%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
245g/kWh
0Day average 245300
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 June 2022, gas supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 13:35. Carbon intensity averaged 245 g/kWh and the price £199.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (233 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (271 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £126.08/MWh at 03:00 to £272.45/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 56% 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 2.146.7%Wind 3.2810.3%Gas 16.8152.9%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 1.434.5%Nuclear 5.6817.9%Coal 0.591.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 30.2avgTransfers −2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 13:35
Low 20.0 · 04:25Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 30.2Transfers −2.5 GW
Net exports57GWh
In
33 Out
91
Zero-carbon share38%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 23 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 June 2022, Great Britain imported 33 GWh and exported 91 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (18 GWh), and the most exports went to France (66 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Jun
Imported
33GWh
Exported
91GWh
Net out
57GWh
Average net flow
2.39GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 16.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 65.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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