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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 June 2023

On Saturday 17 June, demand averaged 24.6 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

24.6GW AVERAGEWind2.55 GW10%Hydro0.11 GW0%Biomass0.75 GW3%Solar2.40 GW9%Gas11.60 GW45%Coal0.10 GW0%Imports4.14 GW16%Nuclear4.03 GW16%24.6GW AVERAGE10%9%45%16%16%
Price
£92.92/MWh
Day average £92.92
Demand24.6GW
Generation 21.6Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels45%
Renewables20%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
206g/kWh
0Day average 206300
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 June 2023, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 29.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 206 g/kWh and the price £92.92/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 16:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (134 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (255 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.08/MWh at 15:30 to £122.79/MWh at 21:30. 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 2.409.3%Wind 2.559.9%Gas 11.6045.2%Hydro 0.110.4%Biomass 0.752.9%Nuclear 4.0315.7%Coal 0.100.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.6avgGeneration 21.6avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.0GW · 12:00
Low 18.3 · 04:50Avg 24.60–30 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 21.6Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
98 Out
23
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sat 17 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 June 2023, Great Britain imported 98 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Jun
Imported
98GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.37GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.39GWImporting

In 57.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.69GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.19GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 3.7 GWh

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