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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 June 2022

On Tuesday 28 June, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind11.83 GW36%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass0.79 GW2%Solar2.12 GW6%Gas12.80 GW39%Imports0.41 GW1%Nuclear5.05 GW15%28.2GW AVERAGE36%39%15%
Price
£140.44/MWh
Day average £140.44
Demand28.2GW
Generation 32.8Transfers −4.6
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables43%
Other19%
Carbon intensityModerate
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 June 2022, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 36%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £140.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 15:50. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (130 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (188 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £105.78/MWh at 04:30 to £182.72/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 39% 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 2.126.4%Wind 11.8335.6%Gas 12.8038.5%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 0.792.4%Nuclear 5.0515.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 32.8avgTransfers −4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 16:55
Low 19.5 · 04:40Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain116%of demand
Generation 32.8Transfers −4.6 GW
Net exports102GWh
In
9 Out
112
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 28 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 June 2022, Great Britain imported 9 GWh and exported 112 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Ireland (8 GWh), and the most exports went to France (63 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Jun
Imported
9GWh
Exported
112GWh
Net out
102GWh
Average net flow
4.27GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.61GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 62.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.37GWPumping

Generated 0.6 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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