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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 3 June 2021

On Thursday 3 June, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind5.42 GW18%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW7%Solar2.17 GW7%Gas11.16 GW37%Imports3.52 GW12%Nuclear5.54 GW18%29.7GW AVERAGE18%7%37%12%18%
Price
£61.90/MWh
Day average £61.90
Demand29.7GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables26%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Thursday 3 June 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £61.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (186 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.00/MWh at 15:00 to £88.91/MWh at 23:30. Gas made 42% 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 2.177.2%Wind 5.4218.0%Gas 11.1637.1%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 2.107.0%Nuclear 5.5418.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 12:10
Low 21.1 · 04:40Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
83 Out
3
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 3 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 3 June 2021, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 3 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 3 Jun
Imported
83GWh
Exported
3GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.55GWImporting

In 61.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 2.8 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

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 7.0 GWh

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