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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 June 2023

On Thursday 22 June, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind1.63 GW6%Hydro0.10 GW0%Biomass0.78 GW3%Solar3.24 GW11%Gas14.91 GW51%Coal0.31 GW1%Imports3.79 GW13%Nuclear4.47 GW15%28.3GW AVERAGE11%51%13%15%
Price
£99.23/MWh
Day average £99.23
Demand28.3GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels51%
Renewables17%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
234g/kWh
0Day average 234300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 June 2023, gas supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 234 g/kWh and the price £99.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (190 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (280 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £81.30/MWh at 23:30 to £133.03/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 59% 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 3.2411.1%Wind 1.635.6%Gas 14.9151.0%Hydro 0.100.3%Biomass 0.782.7%Nuclear 4.4715.3%Coal 0.311.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 13:05
Low 19.7 · 04:40Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
89 Out
21
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 0%Wind 6%Solar 13%

Transfers · Thu 22 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 June 2023, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Jun
Imported
89GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.73GWImporting

In 41.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh

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