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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 22 June 2021

On Tuesday 22 June, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind5.51 GW18%Hydro0.12 GW0%Biomass2.44 GW8%Solar2.39 GW8%Gas11.12 GW36%Coal0.63 GW2%Imports4.23 GW14%Nuclear4.44 GW14%30.0GW AVERAGE18%8%8%36%14%14%
Price
£69.42/MWh
Day average £69.42
Demand30.0GW
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables26%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
184g/kWh
0Day average 184300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 22 June 2021, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 184 g/kWh and the price £69.42/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 17:10. Solar generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (139 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (232 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.11/MWh at 06:30 to £80.26/MWh at 22:30. 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 2.397.7%Wind 5.5117.8%Gas 11.1236.0%Hydro 0.120.4%Biomass 2.447.9%Nuclear 4.4414.4%Coal 0.632.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 26.6avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 17:25
Low 20.8 · 04:30Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 26.6Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports86GWh
In
99 Out
13
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 0%Wind 21%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 22 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 22 June 2021, Great Britain imported 99 GWh and exported 13 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 22 Jun
Imported
99GWh
Exported
13GWh
Net in
86GWh
Average net flow
3.58GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.60GWImporting

In 62.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.24GWPumping

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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