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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 June 2023

On Tuesday 27 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind6.49 GW23%Hydro0.08 GW0%Biomass0.78 GW3%Solar1.30 GW5%Gas10.98 GW38%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports4.18 GW15%Nuclear4.87 GW17%27.8GW AVERAGE23%38%15%17%
Price
£84.15/MWh
Day average £84.15
Demand27.8GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables27%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
172g/kWh
0Day average 172300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 June 2023, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 172 g/kWh and the price £84.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 17:20. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £45.38/MWh at 15:00 to £119.66/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 45% 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 1.304.5%Wind 6.4922.5%Gas 10.9838.1%Hydro 0.080.3%Biomass 0.782.7%Nuclear 4.8716.9%Coal 0.120.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 12:40
Low 19.3 · 05:00Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
99 Out
19
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 0%Wind 26%Solar 5%

Transfers · Tue 27 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 June 2023, Great Britain imported 99 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Jun
Imported
99GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.92GWImporting

In 48.1 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.29GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 0.9 GWhPumped 5.3 GWh

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