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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 June 2025

On Saturday 7 June, demand averaged 25.2 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

25.2GW AVERAGEWind4.35 GW17%Hydro0.42 GW2%Biomass2.28 GW9%Solar2.36 GW9%Gas6.04 GW23%Imports6.46 GW25%Nuclear4.31 GW16%25.2GW AVERAGE17%9%9%23%25%16%
Price
£98.47/MWh
Day average £98.47
Demand25.2GW
Generation 19.8Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables27%
Other50%
Carbon intensityModerate
131g/kWh
0Day average 131300
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 June 2025, gas supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 30.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 131 g/kWh and the price £98.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (81 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (167 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £78.68/MWh at 15:00 to £115.13/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 31% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 32% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.369.0%Wind 4.3516.6%Gas 6.0423.0%Hydro 0.421.6%Biomass 2.288.7%Nuclear 4.3116.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.2avgGeneration 19.8avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.0GW · 12:00
Low 18.9 · 05:25Avg 25.20–30 GW
Made in Great Britain78%of demand
Generation 19.8Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports129GWh
In
152 Out
23
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sat 7 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 June 2025, Great Britain imported 152 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (79 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 Jun
Imported
152GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
129GWh
Average net flow
5.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.30GWImporting

In 79.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 21.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWGenerating

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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