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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 6 June 2021

On Sunday 6 June, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind1.15 GW4%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.37 GW9%Solar2.22 GW8%Gas11.20 GW42%Imports3.91 GW15%Nuclear5.71 GW21%26.0GW AVERAGE9%8%42%15%21%
Price
£65.80/MWh
Day average £65.80
Demand26.0GW
Generation 22.8Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables13%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
184g/kWh
0Day average 184300
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Key moments

On Sunday 6 June 2021, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 32.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 184 g/kWh and the price £65.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 1.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:30 (162 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (222 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.06/MWh at 00:00 to £90.79/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 49% 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 2.228.3%Wind 1.154.3%Gas 11.2041.9%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 2.378.9%Nuclear 5.7121.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 22.8avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.7GW · 12:30
Low 18.6 · 04:55Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 22.8Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
91 Out
10
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 5%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 6 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 6 June 2021, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 6 Jun
Imported
91GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.70GWImporting

In 64.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.20GWImporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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