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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 17 June 2021

On Thursday 17 June, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 15%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind2.63 GW9%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW8%Solar1.59 GW5%Gas13.48 GW44%Coal0.38 GW1%Imports4.10 GW13%Nuclear5.73 GW19%30.0GW AVERAGE9%8%44%13%19%
Price
£90.50/MWh
Day average £90.50
Demand30.0GW
Generation 26.4Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables15%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
210g/kWh
0Day average 210300
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Key moments

On Thursday 17 June 2021, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 210 g/kWh and the price £90.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (154 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.65/MWh at 06:30 to £129.66/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 51% 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 1.595.2%Wind 2.638.6%Gas 13.4844.3%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 2.317.6%Nuclear 5.7318.8%Coal 0.381.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 12:15
Low 21.6 · 04:45Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports86GWh
In
93 Out
7
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 17 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 17 June 2021, Great Britain imported 93 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 17 Jun
Imported
93GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
86GWh
Average net flow
3.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.22GWImporting

In 53.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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