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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 6 July 2023

On Thursday 6 July, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind6.66 GW24%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.17 GW4%Solar2.74 GW10%Gas9.16 GW32%Imports3.01 GW11%Nuclear5.28 GW19%27.3GW AVERAGE24%10%32%11%19%
Price
£92.62/MWh
Day average £92.62
Demand27.3GW
Generation 25.2Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables34%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
149g/kWh
0Day average 149300
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Key moments

On Thursday 6 July 2023, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 33.1 GW at 10:55. Carbon intensity averaged 149 g/kWh and the price £92.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 02:30 (175 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £69.24/MWh at 21:30 to £133.80/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 36% 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 2.749.7%Wind 6.6623.6%Gas 9.1632.5%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.174.1%Nuclear 5.2818.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 25.2avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.1GW · 10:55
Low 19.0 · 04:55Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 25.2Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
70 Out
18
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 11%

Transfers · Thu 6 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 6 July 2023, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (32 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 6 Jul
Imported
70GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.10GWImporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.51GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWImporting

In 6.0 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.19GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.34GWImporting

In 32.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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