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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 10 June 2021

On Thursday 10 June, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind7.97 GW26%Hydro0.13 GW0%Biomass2.59 GW8%Solar1.72 GW6%Gas8.42 GW27%Imports4.04 GW13%Nuclear5.79 GW19%30.4GW AVERAGE26%8%27%13%19%
Price
£77.08/MWh
Day average £77.08
Demand30.4GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables32%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
135g/kWh
0Day average 135300
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Key moments

On Thursday 10 June 2021, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 135 g/kWh and the price £77.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (97 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (161 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £49.19/MWh at 23:30 to £93.19/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 32% 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 1.725.6%Wind 7.9726.0%Gas 8.4227.5%Hydro 0.130.4%Biomass 2.598.5%Nuclear 5.7918.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 13:05
Low 21.2 · 04:20Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
94 Out
0
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 0%Wind 30%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 10 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 10 June 2021, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 0 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 10 Jun
Imported
94GWh
Exported
0GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.94GWImporting

In 46.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWImporting

In 12.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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