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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 11 June 2021

On Friday 11 June, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind9.57 GW32%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass2.32 GW8%Solar1.89 GW6%Gas6.97 GW23%Imports3.55 GW12%Nuclear5.68 GW19%29.5GW AVERAGE32%8%23%12%19%
Price
£77.14/MWh
Day average £77.14
Demand29.5GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables39%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
113g/kWh
0Day average 113300
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Key moments

On Friday 11 June 2021, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £77.14/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 11:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (164 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £36.88/MWh at 00:30 to £101.18/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 36% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 25% across 2021.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.896.3%Wind 9.5731.8%Gas 6.9723.1%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 2.327.7%Nuclear 5.6818.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 12:30
Low 20.8 · 04:30Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
81 Out
10
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 11 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 11 June 2021, Great Britain imported 81 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 11 Jun
Imported
81GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.01GWImporting

In 48.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.24GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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