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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 27 June 2021

On Sunday 27 June, demand averaged 26.2 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

26.2GW AVERAGEWind4.42 GW17%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass1.62 GW6%Solar1.25 GW5%Gas9.99 GW37%Coal0.57 GW2%Imports4.36 GW16%Nuclear4.41 GW16%26.2GW AVERAGE17%37%16%16%
Price
£70.06/MWh
Day average £70.06
Demand26.2GW
Generation 22.4Transfers 3.8
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables22%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
191g/kWh
0Day average 191300
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Key moments

On Sunday 27 June 2021, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 32.3 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 191 g/kWh and the price £70.06/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 06:30 (166 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (220 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 23:00 to £97.18/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 45% 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 1.254.7%Wind 4.4216.5%Gas 9.9937.3%Hydro 0.150.6%Biomass 1.626.0%Nuclear 4.4116.5%Coal 0.572.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.2avgGeneration 22.4avgTransfers 3.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.3GW · 17:25
Low 18.5 · 04:50Avg 26.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 22.4Transfers 3.8 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
100 Out
8
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 20%Solar 6%

Transfers · Sun 27 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 27 June 2021, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 27 Jun
Imported
100GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.87GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.57GWImporting

In 61.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 6.3 GWh

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