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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 June 2025

On Thursday 5 June, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind10.18 GW33%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.65 GW9%Solar2.10 GW7%Gas5.24 GW17%Imports5.96 GW19%Nuclear4.31 GW14%28.5GW AVERAGE33%9%17%19%14%
Price
£84.77/MWh
Day average £84.77
Demand28.5GW
Generation 24.9Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables41%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
99g/kWh
0Day average 99300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 June 2025, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 99 g/kWh and the price £84.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 01:20. Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (159 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £51.75/MWh at 03:00 to £122.48/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 41% 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 2.106.8%Wind 10.1833.0%Gas 5.2417.0%Hydro 0.381.2%Biomass 2.658.6%Nuclear 4.3114.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 13:00
Low 21.2 · 04:40Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports82GWh
In
138 Out
56
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 41%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 5 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 June 2025, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 56 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (79 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Jun
Imported
138GWh
Exported
56GWh
Net in
82GWh
Average net flow
3.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 13.4 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.30GWImporting

In 79.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.45GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.64GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 0.0 GWh

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