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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 19 June 2024

On Wednesday 19 June, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind4.51 GW16%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.27 GW8%Solar3.41 GW12%Gas7.17 GW25%Imports6.43 GW22%Nuclear4.72 GW16%27.7GW AVERAGE16%8%12%25%22%16%
Price
£81.95/MWh
Day average £81.95
Demand27.7GW
Generation 22.3Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables28%
Other47%
Carbon intensityModerate
123g/kWh
0Day average 123300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 19 June 2024, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 123 g/kWh and the price £81.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.4 GW at 17:20. Solar generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (87 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (160 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.96/MWh at 14:30 to £101.74/MWh at 20:00. 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 3.4111.9%Wind 4.5115.7%Gas 7.1725.0%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.277.9%Nuclear 4.7216.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 22.3avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 11:30
Low 19.7 · 04:00Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 22.3Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports129GWh
In
152 Out
23
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 15%

Transfers · Wed 19 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 19 June 2024, Great Britain imported 152 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (92 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 19 Jun
Imported
152GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
129GWh
Average net flow
5.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.82GWImporting

In 91.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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