Electricity Live

Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 June 2023

On Sunday 11 June, demand averaged 24.3 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

24.3GW AVERAGEWind3.85 GW15%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass0.63 GW2%Solar2.76 GW11%Gas8.46 GW34%Imports4.88 GW19%Nuclear4.51 GW18%24.3GW AVERAGE15%11%34%19%18%
Price
£113.11/MWh
Day average £113.11
Demand24.3GW
Generation 20.3Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables27%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
Save as image
Recorded half-hourRecorded half-hourRecorded half-hourRecorded half-hourRecorded half-hourRecorded half-hourRecorded half-hourRecorded half-hourRecorded half-hourRecorded half-hourRecorded half-hour

Key moments

On Sunday 11 June 2023, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.3 GW at 13:40. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £113.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (108 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (234 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £86.64/MWh at 15:00 to £136.29/MWh at 21:30. Gas made 42% 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 2.7611.0%Wind 3.8515.3%Gas 8.4633.6%Hydro 0.120.5%Biomass 0.632.5%Nuclear 4.5117.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.3avgGeneration 20.3avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.3GW · 13:40
Low 17.5 · 04:55Avg 24.30–30 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 20.3Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
116 Out
22
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 14%

Transfers · Sun 11 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 June 2023, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Jun
Imported
116GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.44GWImporting

In 58.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 0.9 GWhPumped 0.7 GWh

All cards share one scale, so you can compare their heights. Each country can have more than one cable.

Download the 5-minute data for this day: CSV · JSON. See what the figures mean.