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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 15 June 2021

On Tuesday 15 June, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind4.63 GW15%Hydro0.14 GW0%Biomass2.44 GW8%Solar3.17 GW11%Gas10.19 GW34%Coal0.18 GW1%Imports3.53 GW12%Nuclear5.77 GW19%29.7GW AVERAGE15%8%11%34%12%19%
Price
£81.99/MWh
Day average £81.99
Demand29.7GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables26%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
167g/kWh
0Day average 167300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 15 June 2021, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 167 g/kWh and the price £81.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 21:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (114 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (211 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.03/MWh at 13:30 to £115.17/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 38% 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 3.1710.6%Wind 4.6315.4%Gas 10.1933.9%Hydro 0.140.5%Biomass 2.448.1%Nuclear 5.7719.2%Coal 0.180.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 12:30
Low 20.7 · 04:45Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports80GWh
In
82 Out
2
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 12%

Transfers · Tue 15 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 15 June 2021, Great Britain imported 82 GWh and exported 2 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (2 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 15 Jun
Imported
82GWh
Exported
2GWh
Net in
80GWh
Average net flow
3.32GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.89GWImporting

In 45.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWImporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 6.7 GWh

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