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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 July 2023

On Monday 3 July, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind13.08 GW46%Hydro0.09 GW0%Biomass1.11 GW4%Solar2.43 GW8%Gas3.84 GW13%Coal0.07 GW0%Imports2.81 GW10%Nuclear5.29 GW18%26.9GW AVERAGE46%8%13%10%18%
Price
£44.88/MWh
Day average £44.88
Demand26.9GW
Generation 25.9Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables54%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
73g/kWh
0Day average 73300
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Key moments

On Monday 3 July 2023, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 33.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 73 g/kWh and the price £44.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 18:45. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (55 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (101 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£15.51/MWh at 01:30 to £104.38/MWh at 21:00. The price was below zero for 3.5 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 2.438.5%Wind 13.0845.5%Gas 3.8413.4%Hydro 0.090.3%Biomass 1.113.9%Nuclear 5.2918.4%Coal 0.070.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 25.9avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.2GW · 12:30
Low 18.2 · 04:45Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 25.9Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports23GWh
In
66 Out
43
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 0%Wind 50%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 3 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 July 2023, Great Britain imported 66 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (29 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Jul
Imported
66GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
23GWh
Average net flow
0.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWImporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 5.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.24GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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