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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 15 June 2024

On Saturday 15 June, demand averaged 25.3 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

25.3GW AVERAGEWind4.96 GW19%Hydro0.31 GW1%Biomass1.83 GW7%Solar2.54 GW10%Gas4.76 GW18%Imports7.04 GW27%Nuclear4.68 GW18%25.3GW AVERAGE19%7%10%18%27%18%
Price
£93.18/MWh
Day average £93.18
Demand25.3GW
Generation 19.1Transfers 6.2
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables30%
Other52%
Carbon intensityModerate
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Saturday 15 June 2024, wind supplied 19% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 30.5 GW at 14:25. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £93.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (141 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £73.78/MWh at 15:00 to £105.49/MWh at 10:30. Wind made 26% 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 2.549.7%Wind 4.9619.0%Gas 4.7618.2%Hydro 0.311.2%Biomass 1.837.0%Nuclear 4.6817.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.3avgGeneration 19.1avgTransfers 6.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.5GW · 14:25
Low 19.3 · 04:15Avg 25.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain76%of demand
Generation 19.1Transfers 6.2 GW
Net imports148GWh
In
164 Out
16
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 15 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 15 June 2024, Great Britain imported 164 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 15 Jun
Imported
164GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
148GWh
Average net flow
6.18GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.79GWImporting

In 66.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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