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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 20 June 2024

On Thursday 20 June, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind3.10 GW11%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.30 GW8%Solar3.76 GW13%Gas8.80 GW30%Imports6.05 GW21%Nuclear4.73 GW16%27.7GW AVERAGE11%8%13%30%21%16%
Price
£84.85/MWh
Day average £84.85
Demand27.7GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables24%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
139g/kWh
0Day average 139300
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Key moments

On Thursday 20 June 2024, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.6 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 139 g/kWh and the price £84.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 01:40. Solar generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (108 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.61/MWh at 11:30 to £104.50/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 38% 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 3.7613.0%Wind 3.1010.7%Gas 8.8030.4%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 2.308.0%Nuclear 4.7316.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.6GW · 12:10
Low 19.6 · 05:00Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
139 Out
29
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 16%

Transfers · Thu 20 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 20 June 2024, Great Britain imported 139 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (88 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 20 Jun
Imported
139GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.60GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.66GWImporting

In 87.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh

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