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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 6 June 2025

On Friday 6 June, demand averaged 27.5 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

27.5GW AVERAGEWind6.77 GW23%Hydro0.42 GW1%Biomass2.61 GW9%Solar3.66 GW13%Gas4.83 GW17%Imports6.38 GW22%Nuclear4.31 GW15%27.5GW AVERAGE23%9%13%17%22%15%
Price
£87.88/MWh
Day average £87.88
Demand27.5GW
Generation 22.6Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables37%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
107g/kWh
0Day average 107300
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Key moments

On Friday 6 June 2025, wind supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 107 g/kWh and the price £87.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.6 GW at 03:30. Solar generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (65 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (175 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.21/MWh at 05:30 to £120.78/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 30% 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 3.6612.6%Wind 6.7723.4%Gas 4.8316.7%Hydro 0.421.5%Biomass 2.619.0%Nuclear 4.3114.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.5avgGeneration 22.6avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 12:20
Low 20.9 · 05:25Avg 27.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.6Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports116GWh
In
151 Out
34
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 16%

Transfers · Fri 6 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 6 June 2025, Great Britain imported 151 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 6 Jun
Imported
151GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
116GWh
Average net flow
4.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.81GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.20GWImporting

In 76.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.42GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 2.0 GWh

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