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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 18 June 2023

On Sunday 18 June, demand averaged 24.4 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

24.4GW AVERAGEWind4.90 GW19%Hydro0.10 GW0%Biomass0.75 GW3%Solar2.07 GW8%Gas9.54 GW37%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports3.97 GW16%Nuclear4.06 GW16%24.4GW AVERAGE19%8%37%16%16%
Price
£82.56/MWh
Day average £82.56
Demand24.4GW
Generation 21.5Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables28%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
169g/kWh
0Day average 169300
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Key moments

On Sunday 18 June 2023, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 29.4 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 169 g/kWh and the price £82.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 19:05. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (115 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (220 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £57.91/MWh at 08:30 to £112.81/MWh at 23:00. Gas made 44% 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 2.078.1%Wind 4.9019.2%Gas 9.5437.4%Hydro 0.100.4%Biomass 0.753.0%Nuclear 4.0615.9%Coal 0.120.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.4avgGeneration 21.5avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.4GW · 12:25
Low 17.6 · 05:20Avg 24.40–30 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 21.5Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
95 Out
23
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 0%Wind 23%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 18 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 18 June 2023, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 18 Jun
Imported
95GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.9 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.34GWImporting

In 56.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWImporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.07GWImporting

In 25.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 0.7 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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