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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 June 2025

On Wednesday 11 June, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind5.64 GW19%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass2.75 GW9%Solar4.32 GW15%Gas7.67 GW26%Imports5.51 GW19%Nuclear3.65 GW12%28.1GW AVERAGE19%9%15%26%19%12%
Price
£82.62/MWh
Day average £82.62
Demand28.1GW
Generation 24.2Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables34%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
138g/kWh
0Day average 138300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 June 2025, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 34.1 GW at 14:25. Carbon intensity averaged 138 g/kWh and the price £82.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.66/MWh at 15:30 to £105.71/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 32% 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 4.3214.5%Wind 5.6419.0%Gas 7.6725.8%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 2.759.3%Nuclear 3.6512.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.1GW · 14:25
Low 20.1 · 05:00Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
129 Out
36
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 18%

Transfers · Wed 11 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 June 2025, Great Britain imported 129 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 Jun
Imported
129GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.36GWImporting

In 56.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.77GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.19GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 0.8 GWh

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