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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 4 June 2023

On Sunday 4 June, demand averaged 23.6 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

23.6GW AVERAGEWind3.16 GW13%Hydro0.10 GW0%Biomass0.77 GW3%Solar3.75 GW15%Gas6.60 GW27%Imports4.86 GW20%Nuclear5.29 GW22%23.6GW AVERAGE13%15%27%20%22%
Price
£58.35/MWh
Day average £58.35
Demand23.6GW
Generation 19.7Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables29%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
132g/kWh
0Day average 132300
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Key moments

On Sunday 4 June 2023, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 28.2 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 132 g/kWh and the price £58.35/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.5 GW at 21:15. Solar generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (175 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.56/MWh at 09:30 to £86.17/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 34% 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 3.7515.3%Wind 3.1612.9%Gas 6.6026.9%Hydro 0.100.4%Biomass 0.773.1%Nuclear 5.2921.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 23.6avgGeneration 19.7avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand28.2GW · 17:55
Low 17.3 · 04:55Avg 23.60–30 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 19.7Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
116 Out
20
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 27%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 19%

Transfers · Sun 4 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 4 June 2023, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 4 Jun
Imported
116GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
3.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.67GWImporting

In 64.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 0.6 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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