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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 June 2023

On Saturday 10 June, demand averaged 25.0 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

25.0GW AVERAGEWind9.63 GW37%Hydro0.08 GW0%Biomass0.64 GW2%Solar3.04 GW12%Gas4.38 GW17%Imports2.99 GW12%Nuclear5.13 GW20%25.0GW AVERAGE37%12%17%12%20%
Price
£80.17/MWh
Day average £80.17
Demand25.0GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 2.1
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables49%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
86g/kWh
0Day average 86300
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Key moments

On Saturday 10 June 2023, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 30.7 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 86 g/kWh and the price £80.17/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (117 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £8.05/MWh at 15:30 to £117.11/MWh at 21:30. Wind made 42% 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 3.0411.7%Wind 9.6337.2%Gas 4.3816.9%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 0.642.5%Nuclear 5.1319.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.0avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 2.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.7GW · 12:50
Low 18.5 · 04:40Avg 25.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 2.1 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
70 Out
18
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 0%Wind 42%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 10 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 10 June 2023, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 10 Jun
Imported
70GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.32GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.43GWImporting

In 34.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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