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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 5 June 2021

On Saturday 5 June, demand averaged 26.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

26.3GW AVERAGEWind2.27 GW8%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.78 GW10%Solar2.87 GW11%Gas9.92 GW37%Imports3.46 GW13%Nuclear5.52 GW20%26.3GW AVERAGE8%10%11%37%13%20%
Price
£68.37/MWh
Day average £68.37
Demand26.3GW
Generation 23.5Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables20%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
164g/kWh
0Day average 164300
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Key moments

On Saturday 5 June 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 31.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 164 g/kWh and the price £68.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 18:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (127 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.41/MWh at 23:30 to £84.59/MWh at 18:00. 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 2.8710.6%Wind 2.278.4%Gas 9.9236.8%Hydro 0.160.6%Biomass 2.7810.3%Nuclear 5.5220.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.3avgGeneration 23.5avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.5GW · 12:00
Low 19.6 · 04:45Avg 26.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.5Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
78 Out
11
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sat 5 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 5 June 2021, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 5 Jun
Imported
78GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.60GWImporting

In 62.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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