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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 19 June 2021

On Saturday 19 June, demand averaged 26.9 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

26.9GW AVERAGEWind3.77 GW14%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass1.72 GW6%Solar1.56 GW6%Gas9.91 GW36%Coal0.27 GW1%Imports4.11 GW15%Nuclear5.80 GW21%26.9GW AVERAGE14%36%15%21%
Price
£91.25/MWh
Day average £91.25
Demand26.9GW
Generation 23.2Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables20%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
173g/kWh
0Day average 173300
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Key moments

On Saturday 19 June 2021, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 31.7 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 173 g/kWh and the price £91.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 21:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (136 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.53/MWh at 01:00 to £114.76/MWh at 09:30. Gas made 43% 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 1.565.7%Wind 3.7713.8%Gas 9.9136.3%Hydro 0.150.6%Biomass 1.726.3%Nuclear 5.8021.3%Coal 0.271.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.9avgGeneration 23.2avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.7GW · 12:40
Low 19.7 · 04:55Avg 26.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 23.2Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
96 Out
7
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 19 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 19 June 2021, Great Britain imported 96 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 19 Jun
Imported
96GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.52GWImporting

In 60.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.30GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 3.3 GWh

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