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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 20 June 2023

On Tuesday 20 June, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind5.70 GW19%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass0.74 GW2%Solar1.88 GW6%Gas14.51 GW49%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports2.63 GW9%Nuclear4.02 GW14%28.3GW AVERAGE19%49%9%14%
Price
£91.77/MWh
Day average £91.77
Demand28.3GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables26%
Other25%
Carbon intensityHigh
212g/kWh
0Day average 212300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 20 June 2023, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 212 g/kWh and the price £91.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 16:20. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (164 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (246 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.94/MWh at 04:30 to £127.37/MWh at 19:30. 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 1.886.3%Wind 5.7019.2%Gas 14.5148.8%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 0.742.5%Nuclear 4.0213.5%Coal 0.110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 12:30
Low 19.9 · 04:55Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports29GWh
In
61 Out
31
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 0%Wind 21%Solar 7%

Transfers · Tue 20 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 20 June 2023, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 20 Jun
Imported
61GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
29GWh
Average net flow
1.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.96GWImporting

In 28.1 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.53GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWExporting

In 6.6 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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