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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 5 June 2023

On Monday 5 June, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind3.65 GW13%Hydro0.08 GW0%Biomass0.75 GW3%Solar2.78 GW10%Gas11.01 GW40%Imports4.05 GW15%Nuclear5.28 GW19%26.8GW AVERAGE13%10%40%15%19%
Price
£71.27/MWh
Day average £71.27
Demand26.8GW
Generation 23.6Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables24%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
176g/kWh
0Day average 176300
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Key moments

On Monday 5 June 2023, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 176 g/kWh and the price £71.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 19:15. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (148 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (195 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.25/MWh at 03:30 to £95.39/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 47% 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 2.7810.1%Wind 3.6513.2%Gas 11.0139.9%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 0.752.7%Nuclear 5.2819.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 23.6avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 12:30
Low 18.4 · 04:40Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 23.6Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
96 Out
18
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 0%Wind 15%Solar 12%

Transfers · Mon 5 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 5 June 2023, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 5 Jun
Imported
96GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.10GWImporting

In 50.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.54GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.19GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.06GWImporting

In 25.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 0.8 GWh

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