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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 16 June 2021

On Wednesday 16 June, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind5.52 GW18%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.28 GW7%Solar2.99 GW10%Gas10.48 GW34%Imports3.99 GW13%Nuclear5.60 GW18%30.5GW AVERAGE18%7%10%34%13%18%
Price
£83.00/MWh
Day average £83.00
Demand30.5GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables28%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 16 June 2021, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £83.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 03:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (217 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.77/MWh at 07:00 to £119.79/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 39% 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 2.999.6%Wind 5.5217.8%Gas 10.4833.8%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 2.287.3%Nuclear 5.6018.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 12:05
Low 21.1 · 04:40Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
89 Out
6
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 11%

Transfers · Wed 16 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 16 June 2021, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 16 Jun
Imported
89GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.08GWImporting

In 49.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 6.9 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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