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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 June 2023

On Friday 23 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind5.49 GW19%Hydro0.08 GW0%Biomass0.98 GW3%Solar2.69 GW9%Gas11.68 GW41%Imports2.95 GW10%Nuclear4.65 GW16%27.8GW AVERAGE19%9%41%10%16%
Price
£90.32/MWh
Day average £90.32
Demand27.8GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables29%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
183g/kWh
0Day average 183300
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Key moments

On Friday 23 June 2023, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 183 g/kWh and the price £90.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 14:35. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (114 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (233 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £64.08/MWh at 12:30 to £122.14/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 46% 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 2.699.4%Wind 5.4919.2%Gas 11.6841.0%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 0.983.4%Nuclear 4.6516.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 12:00
Low 20.1 · 04:30Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports55GWh
In
69 Out
14
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 0%Wind 21%Solar 11%

Transfers · Fri 23 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 June 2023, Great Britain imported 69 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (26 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Jun
Imported
69GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
55GWh
Average net flow
2.31GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.01GWImporting

In 25.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh

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