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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 1 June 2021

On Tuesday 1 June, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind5.52 GW18%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.15 GW7%Solar3.40 GW11%Gas10.26 GW34%Imports3.01 GW10%Nuclear5.46 GW18%29.2GW AVERAGE18%7%11%34%10%18%
Price
£72.58/MWh
Day average £72.58
Demand29.2GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables30%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 1 June 2021, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £72.58/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 22:40. Solar generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (112 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (179 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £60.67/MWh at 02:30 to £84.86/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 38% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.4011.3%Wind 5.5218.4%Gas 10.2634.2%Hydro 0.200.7%Biomass 2.157.2%Nuclear 5.4618.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 12:30
Low 20.4 · 04:40Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports56GWh
In
71 Out
15
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 13%

Transfers · Tue 1 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 1 June 2021, Great Britain imported 71 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 1 Jun
Imported
71GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
56GWh
Average net flow
2.33GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.08GWImporting

In 49.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 1.4 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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