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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 7 June 2023

On Wednesday 7 June, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind4.37 GW15%Hydro0.08 GW0%Biomass0.73 GW2%Solar3.07 GW10%Gas12.68 GW43%Imports3.16 GW11%Nuclear5.28 GW18%28.1GW AVERAGE15%10%43%11%18%
Price
£73.11/MWh
Day average £73.11
Demand28.1GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels43%
Renewables26%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
177g/kWh
0Day average 177300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 7 June 2023, gas supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 38.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 177 g/kWh and the price £73.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 22:50. Solar generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (217 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.60/MWh at 03:30 to £94.50/MWh at 10:30. Gas made 48% 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 3.0710.5%Wind 4.3714.9%Gas 12.6843.2%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 0.732.5%Nuclear 5.2818.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.7GW · 13:00
Low 19.5 · 04:30Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
75 Out
29
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 0%Wind 17%Solar 12%

Transfers · Wed 7 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 7 June 2023, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 7 Jun
Imported
75GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.61GWImporting

In 38.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.12GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 0.7 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh

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