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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 9 June 2021

On Wednesday 9 June, demand averaged 30.2 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

30.2GW AVERAGEWind6.44 GW21%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.52 GW8%Solar2.69 GW9%Gas8.86 GW29%Imports4.03 GW13%Nuclear5.89 GW19%30.2GW AVERAGE21%8%9%29%13%19%
Price
£73.80/MWh
Day average £73.80
Demand30.2GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables30%
Other41%
Carbon intensityModerate
142g/kWh
0Day average 142300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 9 June 2021, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 142 g/kWh and the price £73.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 17:25. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (167 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.64/MWh at 05:30 to £100.24/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 33% 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 2.698.8%Wind 6.4421.0%Gas 8.8628.9%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 2.528.2%Nuclear 5.8919.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.2avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 12:15
Low 21.0 · 04:45Avg 30.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
91 Out
4
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 10%

Transfers · Wed 9 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 9 June 2021, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (51 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 9 Jun
Imported
91GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.12GWImporting

In 50.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.09GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.73GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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