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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 30 June 2023

On Friday 30 June, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind9.00 GW32%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass1.17 GW4%Solar1.24 GW4%Gas7.40 GW27%Coal0.11 GW0%Imports3.58 GW13%Nuclear5.28 GW19%26.8GW AVERAGE32%27%13%19%
Price
£75.61/MWh
Day average £75.61
Demand26.8GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables37%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
126g/kWh
0Day average 126300
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Key moments

On Friday 30 June 2023, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 32.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 126 g/kWh and the price £75.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.0 GW at 19:50. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (179 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £52.02/MWh at 23:30 to £97.55/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 37% 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 1.244.4%Wind 9.0032.3%Gas 7.4026.5%Hydro 0.130.5%Biomass 1.174.2%Nuclear 5.2818.9%Coal 0.110.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.1GW · 12:30
Low 19.1 · 04:45Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
83 Out
24
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 5%

Transfers · Fri 30 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 30 June 2023, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 30 Jun
Imported
83GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.81GWImporting

In 43.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 8.1 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 1.2 GWh

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