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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 June 2022

On Monday 27 June, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind7.54 GW24%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass0.85 GW3%Solar2.39 GW8%Gas14.38 GW45%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports1.08 GW3%Nuclear5.06 GW16%27.5GW AVERAGE24%8%45%16%
Price
£195.70/MWh
Day average £195.70
Demand27.5GW
Generation 30.6Transfers −3.1
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables32%
Other22%
Carbon intensityModerate
192g/kWh
0Day average 192300
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Key moments

On Monday 27 June 2022, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 16:25. Carbon intensity averaged 192 g/kWh and the price £195.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (139 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.38/MWh at 00:30 to £304.33/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 47% 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 2.397.5%Wind 7.5423.8%Gas 14.3845.4%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 0.852.7%Nuclear 5.0616.0%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers −3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 16:25
Low 19.1 · 04:45Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain111%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers −3.1 GW
Net exports79GWh
In
18 Out
97
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 8%

Transfers · Mon 27 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 June 2022, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 97 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (9 GWh), and the most exports went to France (57 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Jun
Imported
18GWh
Exported
97GWh
Net out
79GWh
Average net flow
3.29GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.36GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 56.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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