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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 29 June 2022

On Wednesday 29 June, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind6.65 GW21%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass1.37 GW4%Solar2.17 GW7%Gas14.79 GW46%Coal0.49 GW2%Imports1.51 GW5%Nuclear5.05 GW16%28.1GW AVERAGE21%46%16%
Price
£214.63/MWh
Day average £214.63
Demand28.1GW
Generation 30.8Transfers −2.7
Fossil fuels46%
Renewables28%
Other25%
Carbon intensityModerate
207g/kWh
0Day average 207300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 29 June 2022, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 35.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 207 g/kWh and the price £214.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (161 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (251 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £137.08/MWh at 06:00 to £300.77/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 48% 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 2.176.7%Wind 6.6520.6%Gas 14.7945.8%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 1.374.2%Nuclear 5.0515.6%Coal 0.491.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers −2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.2GW · 12:30
Low 20.6 · 03:25Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers −2.7 GW
Net exports67GWh
In
27 Out
94
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 7%

Transfers · Wed 29 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 29 June 2022, Great Britain imported 27 GWh and exported 94 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (65 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 29 Jun
Imported
27GWh
Exported
94GWh
Net out
67GWh
Average net flow
2.78GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.70GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 64.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWImporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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