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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 June 2024

On Sunday 23 June, demand averaged 24.5 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

24.5GW AVERAGEWind3.26 GW13%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.19 GW8%Solar3.02 GW12%Gas5.43 GW21%Imports7.17 GW28%Nuclear4.80 GW18%24.5GW AVERAGE13%8%12%21%28%18%
Price
£74.77/MWh
Day average £74.77
Demand24.5GW
Generation 18.9Transfers 5.6
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables25%
Other54%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Sunday 23 June 2024, gas supplied 21% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.7 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £74.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (158 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £55.26/MWh at 06:00 to £98.98/MWh at 23:30. Gas made 29% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 31% across 2024.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.0211.6%Wind 3.2612.5%Gas 5.4320.8%Hydro 0.170.7%Biomass 2.198.4%Nuclear 4.8018.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.5avgGeneration 18.9avgTransfers 5.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.7GW · 17:55
Low 17.6 · 04:55Avg 24.50–30 GW
Made in Great Britain77%of demand
Generation 18.9Transfers 5.6 GW
Net imports142GWh
In
170 Out
29
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 16%

Transfers · Sun 23 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 23 June 2024, Great Britain imported 170 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (94 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 23 Jun
Imported
170GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
142GWh
Average net flow
5.90GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.37GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.93GWImporting

In 94.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 8.6 GWh

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