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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 June 2024

On Sunday 16 June, demand averaged 24.8 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

24.8GW AVERAGEWind7.71 GW29%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.66 GW6%Solar3.35 GW13%Gas2.96 GW11%Imports6.24 GW23%Nuclear4.64 GW17%24.8GW AVERAGE29%13%11%23%17%
Price
£27.79/MWh
Day average £27.79
Demand24.8GW
Generation 20.5Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables42%
Other47%
Carbon intensityLow
78g/kWh
0Day average 78300
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Key moments

On Sunday 16 June 2024, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 30.1 GW at 13:15. Carbon intensity averaged 78 g/kWh and the price £27.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (117 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£14.28/MWh at 07:00 to £96.93/MWh at 22:00. The price was below zero for 7 hours. Wind made 38% 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 3.3512.5%Wind 7.7128.8%Gas 2.9611.0%Hydro 0.230.9%Biomass 1.666.2%Nuclear 4.6417.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 20.5avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.1GW · 13:15
Low 18.6 · 05:05Avg 24.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 20.5Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports121GWh
In
147 Out
26
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 16%

Transfers · Sun 16 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 16 June 2024, Great Britain imported 147 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (76 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 16 Jun
Imported
147GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
121GWh
Average net flow
5.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.18GWImporting

In 76.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.76GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 21.1 GWh

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