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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 12 June 2021

On Saturday 12 June, demand averaged 26.5 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

26.5GW AVERAGEWind5.60 GW21%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.25 GW8%Solar3.10 GW11%Gas6.97 GW26%Imports3.44 GW13%Nuclear5.69 GW21%26.5GW AVERAGE21%8%11%26%13%21%
Price
£82.42/MWh
Day average £82.42
Demand26.5GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables33%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
122g/kWh
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Key moments

On Saturday 12 June 2021, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 32.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 122 g/kWh and the price £82.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 09:40. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (81 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (182 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.36/MWh at 23:30 to £104.13/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 29% 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 3.1011.4%Wind 5.6020.6%Gas 6.9725.6%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 2.258.3%Nuclear 5.6920.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.5avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.3GW · 12:30
Low 19.6 · 04:50Avg 26.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports66GWh
In
78 Out
12
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 12 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 12 June 2021, Great Britain imported 78 GWh and exported 12 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 12 Jun
Imported
78GWh
Exported
12GWh
Net in
66GWh
Average net flow
2.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.07GWImporting

In 49.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 5.7 GWh

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