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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 June 2021

On Monday 28 June, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 13%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind2.47 GW8%Hydro0.16 GW1%Biomass2.04 GW7%Solar1.15 GW4%Gas13.79 GW47%Coal0.79 GW3%Imports4.64 GW16%Nuclear4.47 GW15%29.1GW AVERAGE8%47%16%15%
Price
£56.73/MWh
Day average £56.73
Demand29.1GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables13%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
230g/kWh
0Day average 230300
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Key moments

On Monday 28 June 2021, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 230 g/kWh and the price £56.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (174 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (258 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 00:00 to £172.05/MWh at 13:30. Gas made 55% 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 1.153.9%Wind 2.478.4%Gas 13.7946.7%Hydro 0.160.5%Biomass 2.046.9%Nuclear 4.4715.1%Coal 0.792.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 12:30
Low 19.9 · 04:40Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports98GWh
In
105 Out
7
Zero-carbon share33%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 5%

Transfers · Mon 28 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 28 June 2021, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 7 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (66 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 28 Jun
Imported
105GWh
Exported
7GWh
Net in
98GWh
Average net flow
4.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.75GWImporting

In 65.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.26GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.1 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 4.1 GWh

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