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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 June 2023

On Thursday 29 June, demand averaged 27.6 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

27.6GW AVERAGEWind4.74 GW16%Hydro0.10 GW0%Biomass1.17 GW4%Solar2.99 GW10%Gas11.73 GW40%Coal0.33 GW1%Imports2.67 GW9%Nuclear5.26 GW18%27.6GW AVERAGE16%10%40%9%18%
Price
£89.80/MWh
Day average £89.80
Demand27.6GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables27%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 June 2023, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh and the price £89.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 13:25. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (141 g/kWh) and highest at 02:30 (218 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.70/MWh at 11:00 to £116.21/MWh at 06:30. 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 2.9910.3%Wind 4.7416.3%Gas 11.7340.5%Hydro 0.100.3%Biomass 1.174.0%Nuclear 5.2618.1%Coal 0.331.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.8GW · 12:50
Low 19.6 · 05:00Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
62 Out
29
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 0%Wind 18%Solar 11%

Transfers · Thu 29 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 June 2023, Great Britain imported 62 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Jun
Imported
62GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.40GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.16GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.43GWImporting

In 35.1 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 10.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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