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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 June 2023

On Monday 26 June, demand averaged 27.4 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

27.4GW AVERAGEWind8.01 GW28%Hydro0.07 GW0%Biomass0.71 GW2%Solar3.09 GW11%Gas6.82 GW24%Imports5.16 GW18%Nuclear4.67 GW16%27.4GW AVERAGE28%11%24%18%16%
Price
£94.72/MWh
Day average £94.72
Demand27.4GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables39%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
117g/kWh
0Day average 117300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 June 2023, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 33.7 GW at 13:20. Carbon intensity averaged 117 g/kWh and the price £94.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 06:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (83 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £67.51/MWh at 16:30 to £121.95/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 34% 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 3.0910.8%Wind 8.0128.1%Gas 6.8223.9%Hydro 0.070.3%Biomass 0.712.5%Nuclear 4.6716.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.4avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.7GW · 13:20
Low 18.9 · 05:00Avg 27.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports97GWh
In
121 Out
24
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 0%Wind 34%Solar 13%

Transfers · Mon 26 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 June 2023, Great Britain imported 121 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Jun
Imported
121GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
97GWh
Average net flow
4.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.83GWImporting

In 67.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.13GWImporting

In 27.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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