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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 18 June 2021

On Friday 18 June, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind5.68 GW19%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.37 GW8%Solar1.19 GW4%Gas11.19 GW37%Coal0.43 GW1%Imports3.79 GW12%Nuclear5.78 GW19%29.6GW AVERAGE19%8%37%12%19%
Price
£83.77/MWh
Day average £83.77
Demand29.6GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables23%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
176g/kWh
0Day average 176300
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Key moments

On Friday 18 June 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 35.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 176 g/kWh and the price £83.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 16:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (148 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.89/MWh at 21:00 to £97.61/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 42% 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 1.193.9%Wind 5.6818.6%Gas 11.1936.6%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 2.377.8%Nuclear 5.7818.9%Coal 0.431.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.8GW · 12:30
Low 20.9 · 04:35Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
88 Out
16
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 18 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 18 June 2021, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (54 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 18 Jun
Imported
88GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.25GWImporting

In 53.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 15.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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