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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 22 June 2024

On Saturday 22 June, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind5.03 GW20%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.84 GW7%Solar3.18 GW12%Gas4.09 GW16%Imports6.71 GW26%Nuclear4.73 GW18%24.6GW AVERAGE20%7%12%16%26%18%
Price
£74.27/MWh
Day average £74.27
Demand24.6GW
Generation 19.1Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables33%
Other52%
Carbon intensityLow
86g/kWh
0Day average 86300
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Key moments

On Saturday 22 June 2024, wind supplied 20% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 86 g/kWh and the price £74.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (118 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.12/MWh at 15:30 to £93.90/MWh at 09:00. Wind made 26% 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 3.1812.3%Wind 5.0319.5%Gas 4.0915.9%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 1.847.1%Nuclear 4.7318.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 19.1avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.5GW · 12:00
Low 18.5 · 05:40Avg 24.60–30 GW
Made in Great Britain77%of demand
Generation 19.1Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports138GWh
In
158 Out
20
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 17%

Transfers · Sat 22 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 22 June 2024, Great Britain imported 158 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (86 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 22 Jun
Imported
158GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
138GWh
Average net flow
5.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.57GWImporting

In 85.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.67GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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