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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 June 2023

On Monday 19 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind7.43 GW26%Hydro0.11 GW0%Biomass0.74 GW3%Solar3.14 GW11%Gas11.95 GW41%Coal0.18 GW1%Imports1.78 GW6%Nuclear3.72 GW13%27.8GW AVERAGE26%11%41%13%
Price
£91.31/MWh
Day average £91.31
Demand27.8GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 0.5
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables37%
Other21%
Carbon intensityModerate
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Monday 19 June 2023, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £91.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 15:00. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (241 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.27/MWh at 15:30 to £125.32/MWh at 19:30. 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 3.1410.8%Wind 7.4325.6%Gas 11.9541.1%Hydro 0.110.4%Biomass 0.742.6%Nuclear 3.7212.8%Coal 0.180.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 12:00
Low 18.8 · 04:25Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain98%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 0.5 GW
Net imports13GWh
In
41 Out
28
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 0%Wind 27%Solar 12%

Transfers · Mon 19 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 June 2023, Great Britain imported 41 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (20 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Jun
Imported
41GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
13GWh
Average net flow
0.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.36GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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