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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 June 2022

On Thursday 30 June, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind1.96 GW6%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.52 GW5%Solar2.16 GW7%Gas16.74 GW55%Coal0.76 GW2%Imports2.09 GW7%Nuclear5.05 GW16%27.3GW AVERAGE7%55%16%
Price
£246.87/MWh
Day average £246.87
Demand27.3GW
Generation 28.5Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels55%
Renewables15%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
260g/kWh
0Day average 260300
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Key moments

On Thursday 30 June 2022, gas supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 13:50. Carbon intensity averaged 260 g/kWh and the price £246.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (235 g/kWh) and highest at 04:00 (288 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £172.92/MWh at 05:30 to £308.01/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 59% 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 2.167.0%Wind 1.966.4%Gas 16.7454.7%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 1.525.0%Nuclear 5.0516.5%Coal 0.762.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers −1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 13:50
Low 19.3 · 04:50Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports32GWh
In
43 Out
75
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 7%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 30 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 30 June 2022, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 75 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (25 GWh), and the most exports went to France (56 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 30 Jun
Imported
43GWh
Exported
75GWh
Net out
32GWh
Average net flow
1.32GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.34GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 56.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.03GWImporting

In 24.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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