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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 June 2024

On Wednesday 26 June, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind3.44 GW12%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.68 GW6%Solar3.67 GW12%Gas9.69 GW33%Coal0.09 GW0%Imports5.70 GW19%Nuclear5.26 GW18%28.6GW AVERAGE12%12%33%19%18%
Price
£83.93/MWh
Day average £83.93
Demand28.6GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables25%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
152g/kWh
0Day average 152300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 26 June 2024, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 152 g/kWh and the price £83.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.39/MWh at 11:30 to £106.37/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 40% 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 3.6712.3%Wind 3.4411.6%Gas 9.6932.6%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.685.6%Nuclear 5.2617.7%Coal 0.090.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 12:15
Low 20.0 · 05:05Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
131 Out
24
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 15%

Transfers · Wed 26 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 June 2024, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (76 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Jun
Imported
131GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.47GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.18GWImporting

In 76.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.25GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 10.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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