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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 13 June 2021

On Sunday 13 June, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind5.27 GW20%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.29 GW9%Solar2.90 GW11%Gas6.69 GW25%Imports3.51 GW13%Nuclear5.82 GW22%26.0GW AVERAGE20%9%11%25%13%22%
Price
£66.37/MWh
Day average £66.37
Demand26.0GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables31%
Other44%
Carbon intensityLow
124g/kWh
0Day average 124300
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Key moments

On Sunday 13 June 2021, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 22%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 124 g/kWh and the price £66.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 14:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (158 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £39.89/MWh at 00:00 to £90.68/MWh at 21:00. 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 2.9010.9%Wind 5.2719.8%Gas 6.6925.1%Hydro 0.160.6%Biomass 2.298.6%Nuclear 5.8221.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.1GW · 12:15
Low 19.0 · 04:45Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
80 Out
7
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sun 13 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 13 June 2021, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 13 Jun
Imported
80GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.00GWImporting

In 48.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 9.0 GWh

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