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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 July 2023

On Sunday 2 July, demand averaged 23.7 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

23.7GW AVERAGEWind11.86 GW46%Hydro0.05 GW0%Biomass0.96 GW4%Solar2.53 GW10%Gas3.90 GW15%Coal0.12 GW0%Imports1.31 GW5%Nuclear5.29 GW20%23.7GW AVERAGE46%10%15%20%
Price
£5.97/MWh
Day average £5.97
Demand23.7GW
Generation 24.7Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables56%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
79g/kWh
0Day average 79300
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Key moments

On Sunday 2 July 2023, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 29.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 79 g/kWh and the price £5.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 17:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (95 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£69.27/MWh at 14:00 to £85.63/MWh at 21:00. The price was below zero for 12.5 hours. Wind made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 33% across 2023.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.539.7%Wind 11.8645.6%Gas 3.9015.0%Hydro 0.050.2%Biomass 0.963.7%Nuclear 5.2920.3%Coal 0.120.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 23.7avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.0GW · 17:25
Low 16.7 · 05:05Avg 23.70–30 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports18GWh
In
31 Out
49
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 0%Wind 48%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 2 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 July 2023, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 49 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (10 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Jul
Imported
31GWh
Exported
49GWh
Net out
18GWh
Average net flow
0.76GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.02GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.12GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 7.5 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 0.6 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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