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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 3 June 2025

On Tuesday 3 June, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 64%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind17.77 GW55%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass0.67 GW2%Solar2.88 GW9%Gas4.05 GW13%Imports1.93 GW6%Nuclear4.85 GW15%28.7GW AVERAGE55%9%13%15%
Price
£11.67/MWh
Day average £11.67
Demand28.7GW
Generation 30.4Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables64%
Other23%
Carbon intensityLow
60g/kWh
0Day average 60300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 3 June 2025, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 11:35. Carbon intensity averaged 60 g/kWh and the price £11.67/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.7 GW at 11:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (31 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (98 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£35.62/MWh at 14:30 to £85.51/MWh at 20:30. The price was below zero for 13 hours. Wind made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.888.9%Wind 17.7754.9%Gas 4.0512.5%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 0.672.1%Nuclear 4.8515.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 30.4avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 11:35
Low 21.3 · 04:25Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 30.4Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports39GWh
In
46 Out
84
Zero-carbon share84%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 58%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 3 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 3 June 2025, Great Britain imported 46 GWh and exported 84 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 3 Jun
Imported
46GWh
Exported
84GWh
Net out
39GWh
Average net flow
1.61GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.51GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.51GWExporting

In 2.0 GWhOut 14.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.27GWImporting

In 36.7 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 17.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.30GWExporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 0.6 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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