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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 5 July 2023

On Wednesday 5 July, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind6.45 GW23%Hydro0.14 GW1%Biomass1.17 GW4%Solar2.58 GW9%Gas6.54 GW23%Coal0.07 GW0%Imports5.91 GW21%Nuclear5.28 GW19%27.3GW AVERAGE23%9%23%21%19%
Price
£73.91/MWh
Day average £73.91
Demand27.3GW
Generation 22.2Transfers 5.0
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables33%
Other44%
Carbon intensityLow
125g/kWh
0Day average 125300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 5 July 2023, gas supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 33.5 GW at 13:10. Carbon intensity averaged 125 g/kWh and the price £73.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 07:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.20/MWh at 04:30 to £101.57/MWh at 23:00. Gas made 29% 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 2.589.2%Wind 6.4522.9%Gas 6.5423.2%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 1.174.2%Nuclear 5.2818.8%Coal 0.070.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.5GW · 13:10
Low 19.0 · 05:00Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports122GWh
In
139 Out
17
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 12%

Transfers · Wed 5 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 5 July 2023, Great Britain imported 139 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (76 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 5 Jul
Imported
139GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
122GWh
Average net flow
5.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.16GWImporting

In 76.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.13GWImporting

In 27.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 3.5 GWh

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