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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 June 2025

On Monday 2 June, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind10.06 GW33%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass0.92 GW3%Solar4.38 GW14%Gas4.48 GW15%Imports5.46 GW18%Nuclear4.89 GW16%27.9GW AVERAGE33%14%15%18%16%
Price
£64.02/MWh
Day average £64.02
Demand27.9GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables48%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 June 2025, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £64.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.2 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (115 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £4.97/MWh at 23:30 to £93.72/MWh at 06:30. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 4.3814.4%Wind 10.0633.0%Gas 4.4814.7%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 0.923.0%Nuclear 4.8916.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 12:50
Low 19.8 · 04:35Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports68GWh
In
127 Out
59
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 40%Solar 18%

Transfers · Mon 2 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 June 2025, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 59 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Jun
Imported
127GWh
Exported
59GWh
Net in
68GWh
Average net flow
2.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.14GWExporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.64GWImporting

In 67.2 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 13.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.41GWExporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 15.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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