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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 25 June 2023

On Sunday 25 June, demand averaged 25.1 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

25.1GW AVERAGEWind9.21 GW34%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass1.13 GW4%Solar3.14 GW12%Gas5.86 GW22%Imports2.60 GW10%Nuclear4.66 GW17%25.1GW AVERAGE34%12%22%10%17%
Price
£69.40/MWh
Day average £69.40
Demand25.1GW
Generation 24.1Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables47%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
104g/kWh
0Day average 104300
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Key moments

On Sunday 25 June 2023, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 30.1 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 104 g/kWh and the price £69.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 19:25. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (69 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (144 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £5.51/MWh at 08:00 to £121.34/MWh at 22:30. Wind made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.1411.7%Wind 9.2134.5%Gas 5.8621.9%Hydro 0.120.5%Biomass 1.134.2%Nuclear 4.6617.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.1avgGeneration 24.1avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.1GW · 12:35
Low 18.5 · 05:05Avg 25.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 24.1Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
58 Out
32
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sun 25 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 25 June 2023, Great Britain imported 58 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 25 Jun
Imported
58GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.43GWImporting

In 35.8 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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