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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 2 June 2023

On Friday 2 June, demand averaged 26.5 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

26.5GW AVERAGEWind5.46 GW20%Hydro0.10 GW0%Biomass0.74 GW3%Solar3.56 GW13%Gas8.19 GW29%Imports4.47 GW16%Nuclear5.29 GW19%26.5GW AVERAGE20%13%29%16%19%
Price
£62.19/MWh
Day average £62.19
Demand26.5GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables33%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
134g/kWh
0Day average 134300
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Key moments

On Friday 2 June 2023, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 134 g/kWh and the price £62.19/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (184 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.75/MWh at 03:00 to £89.80/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 35% 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 3.5612.8%Wind 5.4619.6%Gas 8.1929.4%Hydro 0.100.4%Biomass 0.742.7%Nuclear 5.2919.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.5avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 12:10
Low 19.1 · 04:35Avg 26.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
106 Out
29
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 0%Wind 23%Solar 15%

Transfers · Fri 2 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 2 June 2023, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 2 Jun
Imported
106GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.26GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.55GWImporting

In 61.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.16GWImporting

In 27.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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