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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 June 2024

On Thursday 13 June, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind8.86 GW29%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.85 GW6%Solar1.88 GW6%Gas7.47 GW25%Imports5.31 GW18%Nuclear4.34 GW14%28.8GW AVERAGE29%25%18%14%
Price
£83.34/MWh
Day average £83.34
Demand28.8GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables37%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Thursday 13 June 2024, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 25%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 16:50. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £83.34/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (170 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £43.43/MWh at 23:30 to £105.32/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.886.3%Wind 8.8629.5%Gas 7.4724.9%Hydro 0.321.1%Biomass 1.856.2%Nuclear 4.3414.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 16:50
Low 20.4 · 05:00Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports98GWh
In
126 Out
27
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 13 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 June 2024, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (69 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Jun
Imported
126GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
98GWh
Average net flow
4.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.87GWImporting

In 68.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWExporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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