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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 June 2024

On Friday 14 June, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind9.38 GW32%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.19 GW7%Solar2.67 GW9%Gas5.03 GW17%Imports5.55 GW19%Nuclear4.29 GW15%27.6GW AVERAGE32%7%9%17%19%15%
Price
£83.64/MWh
Day average £83.64
Demand27.6GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables42%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
91g/kWh
0Day average 91300
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Key moments

On Friday 14 June 2024, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 91 g/kWh and the price £83.64/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (174 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.70/MWh at 01:00 to £112.97/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 39% 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 2.679.1%Wind 9.3831.9%Gas 5.0317.1%Hydro 0.301.0%Biomass 2.197.4%Nuclear 4.2914.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 12:00
Low 20.7 · 04:45Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
128 Out
40
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 11%

Transfers · Fri 14 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 14 June 2024, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 40 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 14 Jun
Imported
128GWh
Exported
40GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.00GWImporting

In 71.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.90GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.12GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 7.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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