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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 June 2023

On Friday 16 June, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind1.68 GW6%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass0.69 GW2%Solar3.51 GW12%Gas13.80 GW49%Coal0.36 GW1%Imports3.93 GW14%Nuclear4.03 GW14%27.4GW AVERAGE12%49%14%14%
Price
£99.97/MWh
Day average £99.97
Demand27.4GW
Generation 24.2Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables19%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
226g/kWh
0Day average 226300
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Key moments

On Friday 16 June 2023, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 226 g/kWh and the price £99.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.4 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (167 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (265 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.36/MWh at 10:30 to £139.67/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 57% 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 3.5112.5%Wind 1.686.0%Gas 13.8049.1%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 0.692.4%Nuclear 4.0314.3%Coal 0.361.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 12:55
Low 19.4 · 04:40Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
94 Out
16
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 0%Wind 7%Solar 14%

Transfers · Fri 16 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 June 2023, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (49 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Jun
Imported
94GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.23GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.03GWImporting

In 49.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.25GWImporting

In 29.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 0.5 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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