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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 June 2025

On Monday 9 June, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind7.72 GW27%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.02 GW7%Solar2.79 GW10%Gas6.09 GW21%Imports5.83 GW20%Nuclear4.30 GW15%27.9GW AVERAGE27%10%21%20%15%
Price
£80.24/MWh
Day average £80.24
Demand27.9GW
Generation 23.1Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables37%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Monday 9 June 2025, wind supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 33.5 GW at 15:55. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £80.24/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (162 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £42.03/MWh at 23:30 to £105.44/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 33% 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 2.799.6%Wind 7.7226.7%Gas 6.0921.1%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.027.0%Nuclear 4.3014.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 23.1avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.5GW · 15:55
Low 20.0 · 04:55Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 23.1Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports114GWh
In
138 Out
24
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 12%

Transfers · Mon 9 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 June 2025, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Jun
Imported
138GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
114GWh
Average net flow
4.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.68GWImporting

In 64.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 17.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 2.3 GWhPumped 1.0 GWh

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