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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 June 2023

On Saturday 3 June, demand averaged 23.8 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

23.8GW AVERAGEWind3.39 GW14%Hydro0.09 GW0%Biomass0.74 GW3%Solar3.75 GW15%Gas6.12 GW25%Imports5.28 GW21%Nuclear5.29 GW21%23.8GW AVERAGE14%15%25%21%21%
Price
£65.44/MWh
Day average £65.44
Demand23.8GW
Generation 19.4Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables29%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
125g/kWh
0Day average 125300
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Key moments

On Saturday 3 June 2023, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 28.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 125 g/kWh and the price £65.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (76 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (171 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.45/MWh at 11:00 to £80.91/MWh at 02:00. Gas made 32% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.7515.2%Wind 3.3913.7%Gas 6.1224.8%Hydro 0.090.4%Biomass 0.743.0%Nuclear 5.2921.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 23.8avgGeneration 19.4avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.3GW · 11:30
Low 17.8 · 04:40Avg 23.80–30 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 19.4Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
126 Out
19
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 0%Wind 17%Solar 19%

Transfers · Sat 3 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 June 2023, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (73 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Jun
Imported
126GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.02GWImporting

In 72.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 0.8 GWhPumped 1.4 GWh

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