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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 7 June 2021

On Monday 7 June, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind2.71 GW9%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.22 GW7%Solar2.62 GW9%Gas12.62 GW42%Imports3.77 GW13%Nuclear5.87 GW20%29.6GW AVERAGE9%7%9%42%13%20%
Price
£61.32/MWh
Day average £61.32
Demand29.6GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables18%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
188g/kWh
0Day average 188300
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Key moments

On Monday 7 June 2021, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 188 g/kWh and the price £61.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 22:45. Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (145 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.36/MWh at 05:30 to £80.00/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 48% 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 2.628.8%Wind 2.719.0%Gas 12.6242.1%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 2.227.4%Nuclear 5.8719.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 12:00
Low 19.8 · 04:40Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
88 Out
4
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 7 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 7 June 2021, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 7 Jun
Imported
88GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.45GWImporting

In 58.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.03GWImporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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