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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 14 June 2021

On Monday 14 June, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind7.59 GW25%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW8%Solar2.57 GW8%Gas8.02 GW26%Imports3.83 GW13%Nuclear5.90 GW19%29.7GW AVERAGE25%8%8%26%13%19%
Price
£76.32/MWh
Day average £76.32
Demand29.7GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables34%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
125g/kWh
0Day average 125300
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Key moments

On Monday 14 June 2021, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 36.7 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 125 g/kWh and the price £76.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 07:35. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (187 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.74/MWh at 04:30 to £109.79/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 30% 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 2.578.5%Wind 7.5925.0%Gas 8.0226.4%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 2.317.6%Nuclear 5.9019.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.7GW · 12:05
Low 20.1 · 04:25Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
84 Out
9
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 10%

Transfers · Mon 14 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 14 June 2021, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (51 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 14 Jun
Imported
84GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.11GWImporting

In 50.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.37GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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