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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 June 2025

On Thursday 19 June, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind3.23 GW11%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass3.06 GW10%Solar4.80 GW16%Gas8.64 GW28%Imports5.67 GW19%Nuclear4.75 GW16%29.2GW AVERAGE11%10%16%28%19%16%
Price
£98.39/MWh
Day average £98.39
Demand29.2GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 4.5
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables27%
Other44%
Carbon intensityModerate
150g/kWh
0Day average 150300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 June 2025, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 16%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 13:10. Carbon intensity averaged 150 g/kWh and the price £98.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 13.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (89 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £79.37/MWh at 13:30 to £120.93/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 32% across 2025.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 4.8015.8%Wind 3.2310.6%Gas 8.6428.4%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 3.0610.1%Nuclear 4.7515.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 13:10
Low 21.3 · 04:25Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
134 Out
28
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 19%

Transfers · Thu 19 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 June 2025, Great Britain imported 134 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Jun
Imported
134GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.08GWImporting

In 26.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.17GWImporting

In 52.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 0.6 GWh

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