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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 June 2023

On Tuesday 13 June, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind5.37 GW18%Hydro0.08 GW0%Biomass0.68 GW2%Solar3.73 GW13%Gas11.75 GW40%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports4.23 GW14%Nuclear3.35 GW11%28.2GW AVERAGE18%13%40%14%11%
Price
£94.69/MWh
Day average £94.69
Demand28.2GW
Generation 25.1Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables31%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 13 June 2023, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh and the price £94.69/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (233 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.58/MWh at 13:30 to £130.31/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 47% 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 3.7312.7%Wind 5.3718.3%Gas 11.7540.1%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 0.682.3%Nuclear 3.3511.4%Coal 0.100.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 25.1avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 12:40
Low 19.3 · 04:55Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.1Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
100 Out
24
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 0%Wind 21%Solar 15%

Transfers · Tue 13 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 13 June 2023, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 13 Jun
Imported
100GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.02GWImporting

In 48.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.08GWImporting

In 26.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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