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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 June 2023

On Tuesday 6 June, demand averaged 27.2 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

27.2GW AVERAGEWind3.87 GW14%Hydro0.09 GW0%Biomass0.75 GW3%Solar1.90 GW7%Gas12.43 GW44%Imports3.97 GW14%Nuclear5.28 GW19%27.2GW AVERAGE14%44%14%19%
Price
£85.29/MWh
Day average £85.29
Demand27.2GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables21%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 6 June 2023, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £85.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 23:25. Solar generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (171 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (208 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.72/MWh at 13:30 to £105.25/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 51% 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 1.906.7%Wind 3.8713.7%Gas 12.4343.9%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 0.752.6%Nuclear 5.2818.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.2avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 12:00
Low 19.2 · 04:40Avg 27.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
94 Out
24
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 0%Wind 16%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 6 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 June 2023, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Jun
Imported
94GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.07GWImporting

In 49.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 0.9 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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