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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 24 June 2021

On Thursday 24 June, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 19%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind3.65 GW12%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.39 GW8%Solar1.83 GW6%Gas12.73 GW42%Coal0.60 GW2%Imports4.36 GW14%Nuclear4.59 GW15%29.9GW AVERAGE12%8%42%14%15%
Price
£86.74/MWh
Day average £86.74
Demand29.9GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables19%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
208g/kWh
0Day average 208300
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Key moments

On Thursday 24 June 2021, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 17:20. Carbon intensity averaged 208 g/kWh and the price £86.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 22:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (168 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (233 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £70.99/MWh at 02:30 to £116.98/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 49% 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 1.836.0%Wind 3.6512.0%Gas 12.7341.9%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 2.397.9%Nuclear 4.5915.1%Coal 0.602.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 17:20
Low 17.7 · 03:05Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
101 Out
6
Zero-carbon share39%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 7%

Transfers · Thu 24 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 24 June 2021, Great Britain imported 101 GWh and exported 6 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (5 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 24 Jun
Imported
101GWh
Exported
6GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.95GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.71GWImporting

In 64.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.47GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.01GWImporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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