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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 25 June 2022

On Saturday 25 June, demand averaged 25.3 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

25.3GW AVERAGEWind13.41 GW45%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass0.72 GW2%Solar2.81 GW9%Gas6.57 GW22%Imports0.66 GW2%Nuclear5.69 GW19%25.3GW AVERAGE45%9%22%19%
Price
£113.16/MWh
Day average £113.16
Demand25.3GW
Generation 29.4Transfers −4.0
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables55%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
93g/kWh
0Day average 93300
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Key moments

On Saturday 25 June 2022, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 93 g/kWh and the price £113.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.3 GW at 03:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (136 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.71/MWh at 05:00 to £199.83/MWh at 23:00. Wind made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2022.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.819.3%Wind 13.4144.7%Gas 6.5721.9%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 0.722.4%Nuclear 5.6918.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.3avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers −4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.1GW · 12:10
Low 18.4 · 04:40Avg 25.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain116%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers −4.0 GW
Net exports90GWh
In
15 Out
104
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 46%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 25 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 25 June 2022, Great Britain imported 15 GWh and exported 104 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (58 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 25 Jun
Imported
15GWh
Exported
104GWh
Net out
90GWh
Average net flow
3.74GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.42GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 58.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.16GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.27GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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