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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 June 2022

On Sunday 26 June, demand averaged 24.9 GW. Renewables supplied 59%.

24.9GW AVERAGEWind14.63 GW49%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass0.80 GW3%Solar2.77 GW9%Gas6.20 GW21%Imports0.36 GW1%Nuclear5.06 GW17%24.9GW AVERAGE49%9%21%17%
Price
£149.87/MWh
Day average £149.87
Demand24.9GW
Generation 29.6Transfers −4.7
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables59%
Other21%
Carbon intensityLow
90g/kWh
0Day average 90300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 June 2022, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 90 g/kWh and the price £149.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 14:35. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (141 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £87.35/MWh at 17:00 to £185.29/MWh at 21:00. Wind made 49% 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 2.779.3%Wind 14.6348.8%Gas 6.2020.7%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 0.802.7%Nuclear 5.0616.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 29.6avgTransfers −4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 12:45
Low 18.2 · 04:55Avg 24.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain119%of demand
Generation 29.6Transfers −4.7 GW
Net exports109GWh
In
8 Out
116
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 49%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sun 26 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 June 2022, Great Britain imported 8 GWh and exported 116 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (6 GWh), and the most exports went to France (62 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Jun
Imported
8GWh
Exported
116GWh
Net out
109GWh
Average net flow
4.52GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.58GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 62.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.40GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 1.0 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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