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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 8 July 2023

On Saturday 8 July, demand averaged 25.0 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

25.0GW AVERAGEWind8.41 GW31%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.09 GW4%Solar1.68 GW6%Gas6.14 GW23%Imports4.41 GW16%Nuclear4.85 GW18%25.0GW AVERAGE31%23%16%18%
Price
£87.91/MWh
Day average £87.91
Demand25.0GW
Generation 22.4Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables38%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
119g/kWh
0Day average 119300
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Key moments

On Saturday 8 July 2023, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 29.4 GW at 10:10. Carbon intensity averaged 119 g/kWh and the price £87.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 04:45. Solar generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (79 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £38.17/MWh at 03:30 to £122.29/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 38% 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 1.686.3%Wind 8.4131.4%Gas 6.1422.9%Hydro 0.230.9%Biomass 1.094.1%Nuclear 4.8518.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.0avgGeneration 22.4avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.4GW · 10:10
Low 19.0 · 05:20Avg 25.00–30 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 22.4Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
102 Out
37
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 8 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 8 July 2023, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to France (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 8 Jul
Imported
102GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.60GWImporting

In 51.8 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.03GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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