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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 June 2025

On Sunday 8 June, demand averaged 25.5 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

25.5GW AVERAGEWind9.54 GW35%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.16 GW4%Solar3.45 GW13%Gas3.78 GW14%Imports5.08 GW18%Nuclear4.31 GW16%25.5GW AVERAGE35%13%14%18%16%
Price
£39.41/MWh
Day average £39.41
Demand25.5GW
Generation 22.5Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables48%
Other38%
Carbon intensityLow
84g/kWh
0Day average 84300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 June 2025, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 30.3 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 84 g/kWh and the price £39.41/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 04:25. Solar generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (140 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£13.89/MWh at 11:00 to £94.67/MWh at 15:30. The price was below zero for 8.5 hours. Wind made 42% 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 3.4512.5%Wind 9.5434.6%Gas 3.7813.7%Hydro 0.210.8%Biomass 1.164.2%Nuclear 4.3115.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.5avgGeneration 22.5avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.3GW · 12:15
Low 19.2 · 05:25Avg 25.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 22.5Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
121 Out
44
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 42%Solar 15%

Transfers · Sun 8 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 June 2025, Great Britain imported 121 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Jun
Imported
121GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.23GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.92GWImporting

In 70.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.25GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.60GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.14GWImporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWPumping

Generated 0.6 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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