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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 June 2023

On Thursday 1 June, demand averaged 27.2 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

27.2GW AVERAGEWind6.29 GW22%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass0.75 GW3%Solar2.53 GW9%Gas8.30 GW29%Imports4.96 GW18%Nuclear5.28 GW19%27.2GW AVERAGE22%9%29%18%19%
Price
£78.03/MWh
Day average £78.03
Demand27.2GW
Generation 23.3Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables32%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
129g/kWh
0Day average 129300
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Key moments

On Thursday 1 June 2023, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 129 g/kWh and the price £78.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 22:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (154 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.63/MWh at 23:00 to £105.07/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.539.0%Wind 6.2922.3%Gas 8.3029.4%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 0.752.7%Nuclear 5.2818.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.2avgGeneration 23.3avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 12:30
Low 19.5 · 05:00Avg 27.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 23.3Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
118 Out
23
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 11%

Transfers · Thu 1 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 1 June 2023, Great Britain imported 118 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 1 Jun
Imported
118GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.79GWImporting

In 66.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 0.7 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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