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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 June 2025

On Monday 16 June, demand averaged 27.9 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

27.9GW AVERAGEWind7.68 GW26%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass2.75 GW9%Solar4.05 GW14%Gas5.00 GW17%Imports5.41 GW18%Nuclear4.25 GW14%27.9GW AVERAGE26%9%14%17%18%14%
Price
£81.89/MWh
Day average £81.89
Demand27.9GW
Generation 23.9Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables41%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
98g/kWh
0Day average 98300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 June 2025, wind supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 98 g/kWh and the price £81.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 22:35. Solar generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (135 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £41.69/MWh at 15:30 to £108.16/MWh at 08:00. Wind made 32% 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 4.0513.8%Wind 7.6826.2%Gas 5.0017.0%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.759.4%Nuclear 4.2514.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 23.9avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 13:30
Low 19.4 · 04:45Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 23.9Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
128 Out
32
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 17%

Transfers · Mon 16 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 June 2025, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 32 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Jun
Imported
128GWh
Exported
32GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
4.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.02GWExporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.29GWImporting

In 55.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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