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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 2 June 2021

On Wednesday 2 June, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind7.51 GW25%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass1.67 GW6%Solar2.69 GW9%Gas9.67 GW32%Imports3.03 GW10%Nuclear5.54 GW18%29.5GW AVERAGE25%9%32%10%18%
Price
£79.20/MWh
Day average £79.20
Demand29.5GW
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables34%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
134g/kWh
0Day average 134300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 2 June 2021, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 13:10. Carbon intensity averaged 134 g/kWh and the price £79.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 17:40. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (104 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £61.52/MWh at 05:30 to £97.17/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 42% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.698.9%Wind 7.5124.8%Gas 9.6731.9%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 1.675.5%Nuclear 5.5418.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 27.3avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 13:10
Low 20.5 · 04:40Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.3Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
68 Out
16
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 10%

Transfers · Wed 2 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 2 June 2021, Great Britain imported 68 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 2 Jun
Imported
68GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.97GWImporting

In 47.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.2 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

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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