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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 9 June 2023

On Friday 9 June, demand averaged 27.0 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

27.0GW AVERAGEWind8.97 GW32%Hydro0.08 GW0%Biomass0.70 GW3%Solar3.50 GW13%Gas6.67 GW24%Imports2.72 GW10%Nuclear5.28 GW19%27.0GW AVERAGE32%13%24%10%19%
Price
£74.44/MWh
Day average £74.44
Demand27.0GW
Generation 25.2Transfers 1.9
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables45%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
114g/kWh
0Day average 114300
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Key moments

On Friday 9 June 2023, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 114 g/kWh and the price £74.44/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (77 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (157 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.53/MWh at 12:30 to £101.45/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.5012.5%Wind 8.9732.1%Gas 6.6723.9%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 0.702.5%Nuclear 5.2818.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.0avgGeneration 25.2avgTransfers 1.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 12:30
Low 19.3 · 04:50Avg 27.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 25.2Transfers 1.9 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
64 Out
20
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 0%Wind 36%Solar 14%

Transfers · Fri 9 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 9 June 2023, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 20 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (27 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 9 Jun
Imported
64GWh
Exported
20GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.83GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.26GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.04GWImporting

In 26.7 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.34GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 0.6 GWh

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