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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 8 June 2021

On Tuesday 8 June, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind4.07 GW13%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.28 GW8%Solar3.27 GW11%Gas10.33 GW34%Imports4.20 GW14%Nuclear5.91 GW20%30.0GW AVERAGE13%8%11%34%14%20%
Price
£72.76/MWh
Day average £72.76
Demand30.0GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables25%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
162g/kWh
0Day average 162300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 8 June 2021, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 20%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 162 g/kWh and the price £72.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £50.72/MWh at 02:00 to £97.67/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 40% 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 3.2710.8%Wind 4.0713.5%Gas 10.3334.2%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.287.6%Nuclear 5.9119.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 13:00
Low 21.1 · 04:35Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports94GWh
In
95 Out
1
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 13%

Transfers · Tue 8 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 8 June 2021, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 1 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (54 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 8 Jun
Imported
95GWh
Exported
1GWh
Net in
94GWh
Average net flow
3.92GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.26GWImporting

In 54.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWImporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 2.9 GWh

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