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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 June 2024

On Monday 17 June, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind4.76 GW17%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.21 GW8%Solar3.35 GW12%Gas7.23 GW25%Imports6.36 GW22%Nuclear4.64 GW16%27.6GW AVERAGE17%8%12%25%22%16%
Price
£90.42/MWh
Day average £90.42
Demand27.6GW
Generation 22.4Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables29%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
129g/kWh
0Day average 129300
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Key moments

On Monday 17 June 2024, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 129 g/kWh and the price £90.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 00:15. Solar generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (81 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.07/MWh at 00:00 to £111.55/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 32% 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 3.3511.7%Wind 4.7616.6%Gas 7.2325.1%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 2.217.7%Nuclear 4.6416.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 22.4avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 13:00
Low 18.9 · 05:05Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 22.4Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports118GWh
In
146 Out
28
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 15%

Transfers · Mon 17 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 June 2024, Great Britain imported 146 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Jun
Imported
146GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
118GWh
Average net flow
4.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.26GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWGenerating

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 0.9 GWh

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