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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 June 2023

On Thursday 15 June, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 24%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind3.20 GW11%Hydro0.09 GW0%Biomass0.71 GW2%Solar3.68 GW12%Gas13.69 GW47%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports3.93 GW13%Nuclear4.03 GW14%28.0GW AVERAGE11%12%47%13%14%
Price
£101.47/MWh
Day average £101.47
Demand28.0GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables24%
Other29%
Carbon intensityHigh
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Thursday 15 June 2023, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £101.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (153 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (257 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.99/MWh at 11:00 to £144.53/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 54% 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 3.6812.5%Wind 3.2010.9%Gas 13.6946.5%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 0.712.4%Nuclear 4.0313.7%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 12:30
Low 19.7 · 04:00Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
92 Out
33
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 0%Wind 13%Solar 14%

Transfers · Thu 15 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 June 2023, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Jun
Imported
92GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.26GWImporting

In 54.5 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWExporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 1.0 GWh

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