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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 27 June 2024

On Thursday 27 June, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind11.99 GW40%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass1.56 GW5%Solar3.31 GW11%Gas4.37 GW14%Imports3.68 GW12%Nuclear5.23 GW17%28.2GW AVERAGE40%11%14%12%17%
Price
£58.11/MWh
Day average £58.11
Demand28.2GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables51%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
71g/kWh
0Day average 71300
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Key moments

On Thursday 27 June 2024, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 71 g/kWh and the price £58.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.7 GW at 17:00. Solar generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (38 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (115 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£3.33/MWh at 23:30 to £104.89/MWh at 06:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 45% 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 3.3110.9%Wind 11.9939.6%Gas 4.3714.4%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 1.565.2%Nuclear 5.2317.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.6GW · 12:30
Low 20.3 · 05:00Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
87 Out
39
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 0%Wind 45%Solar 12%

Transfers · Thu 27 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 27 June 2024, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 27 Jun
Imported
87GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.10GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 7.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.56GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 16.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.19GWImporting

In 52.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.18GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 13.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.39GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 10.9 GWh

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