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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 June 2022

On Friday 24 June, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind5.44 GW17%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.42 GW5%Solar1.63 GW5%Gas15.87 GW51%Coal0.06 GW0%Imports0.96 GW3%Nuclear5.68 GW18%27.3GW AVERAGE17%51%18%
Price
£225.29/MWh
Day average £225.29
Demand27.3GW
Generation 30.4Transfers −3.0
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables23%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
213g/kWh
0Day average 213300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 June 2022, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 13:10. Carbon intensity averaged 213 g/kWh and the price £225.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (121 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (254 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £136.54/MWh at 23:30 to £297.78/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 52% 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 1.635.2%Wind 5.4417.4%Gas 15.8750.6%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 1.424.5%Nuclear 5.6818.1%Coal 0.060.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers −3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 13:10
Low 19.9 · 03:20Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain111%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers −3.0 GW
Net exports75GWh
In
19 Out
94
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 24 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 June 2022, Great Britain imported 19 GWh and exported 94 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (60 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Jun
Imported
19GWh
Exported
94GWh
Net out
75GWh
Average net flow
3.11GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.49GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 59.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.06GWImporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 2.2 GWh

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