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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 July 2023

On Saturday 1 July, demand averaged 24.4 GW. Renewables supplied 58%.

24.4GW AVERAGEWind13.22 GW49%Hydro0.06 GW0%Biomass0.95 GW4%Solar2.40 GW9%Gas4.07 GW15%Coal0.25 GW1%Imports0.76 GW3%Nuclear5.27 GW20%24.4GW AVERAGE49%9%15%20%
Price
£4.07/MWh
Day average £4.07
Demand24.4GW
Generation 26.2Transfers −1.8
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables58%
Other26%
Carbon intensityLow
77g/kWh
0Day average 77300
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Key moments

On Saturday 1 July 2023, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 29.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 77 g/kWh and the price £4.07/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 17:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (95 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£40.71/MWh at 15:00 to £58.78/MWh at 22:00. The price was below zero for 10.5 hours. Wind made 50% 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 2.408.9%Wind 13.2249.0%Gas 4.0715.1%Hydro 0.060.2%Biomass 0.953.5%Nuclear 5.2719.5%Coal 0.250.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.4avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers −1.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.0GW · 12:00
Low 18.3 · 05:00Avg 24.40–30 GW
Made in Great Britain107%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers −1.8 GW
Net exports37GWh
In
18 Out
55
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 0%Wind 50%Solar 9%

Transfers · Sat 1 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 July 2023, Great Britain imported 18 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (13 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Jul
Imported
18GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net out
37GWh
Average net flow
1.54GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.41GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.56GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.23GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 9.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 0.7 GWhPumped 7.6 GWh

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