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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 12 June 2024

On Wednesday 12 June, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind2.81 GW10%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.82 GW6%Solar2.51 GW9%Gas10.91 GW37%Imports6.47 GW22%Nuclear4.56 GW15%28.2GW AVERAGE10%9%37%22%15%
Price
£82.98/MWh
Day average £82.98
Demand28.2GW
Generation 23.0Transfers 5.3
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables19%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 12 June 2024, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £82.98/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 01:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.15/MWh at 02:00 to £103.70/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.518.5%Wind 2.819.5%Gas 10.9137.1%Hydro 0.351.2%Biomass 1.826.2%Nuclear 4.5615.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 23.0avgTransfers 5.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 13:00
Low 20.4 · 04:10Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 23.0Transfers 5.3 GW
Net imports121GWh
In
149 Out
27
Zero-carbon share45%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 11%

Transfers · Wed 12 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 12 June 2024, Great Britain imported 149 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 12 Jun
Imported
149GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
121GWh
Average net flow
5.05GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWImporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.15GWImporting

In 27.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.96GWImporting

In 71.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWGenerating

Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 1.4 GWh

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