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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 18 June 2024

On Tuesday 18 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind3.85 GW13%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.26 GW8%Solar2.88 GW10%Gas9.53 GW33%Imports5.32 GW19%Nuclear4.71 GW16%27.8GW AVERAGE13%8%10%33%19%16%
Price
£88.00/MWh
Day average £88.00
Demand27.8GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables24%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
150g/kWh
0Day average 150300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 18 June 2024, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 10:05. Carbon intensity averaged 150 g/kWh and the price £88.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 19:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (106 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £72.32/MWh at 04:30 to £110.86/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 41% 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 2.8810.0%Wind 3.8513.4%Gas 9.5333.1%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.267.9%Nuclear 4.7116.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 10:05
Low 19.4 · 04:55Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
123 Out
18
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 12%

Transfers · Tue 18 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 18 June 2024, Great Britain imported 123 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 18 Jun
Imported
123GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWExporting

In 5.8 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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