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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 June 2023

On Saturday 24 June, demand averaged 25.1 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

25.1GW AVERAGEWind6.42 GW25%Hydro0.10 GW0%Biomass0.99 GW4%Solar2.74 GW11%Gas6.59 GW26%Imports4.25 GW16%Nuclear4.67 GW18%25.1GW AVERAGE25%11%26%16%18%
Price
£92.02/MWh
Day average £92.02
Demand25.1GW
Generation 21.5Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables36%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
122g/kWh
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 June 2023, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 29.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 122 g/kWh and the price £92.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (181 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £57.66/MWh at 13:00 to £123.20/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 31% 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 2.7410.7%Wind 6.4224.9%Gas 6.5925.6%Hydro 0.100.4%Biomass 0.993.8%Nuclear 4.6718.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.1avgGeneration 21.5avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.7GW · 11:30
Low 18.4 · 04:45Avg 25.10–30 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 21.5Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
99 Out
17
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 0%Wind 30%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 24 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 June 2023, Great Britain imported 99 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Jun
Imported
99GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.33GWImporting

In 55.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 6.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 8.2 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 0.3 GWh

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