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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 June 2025

On Sunday 22 June, demand averaged 26.1 GW. Renewables supplied 60%.

26.1GW AVERAGEWind13.90 GW48%Hydro0.15 GW1%Biomass1.30 GW5%Solar3.12 GW11%Gas3.02 GW10%Imports2.51 GW9%Nuclear4.76 GW17%26.1GW AVERAGE48%11%10%9%17%
Price
£14.91/MWh
Day average £14.91
Demand26.1GW
Generation 26.3Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables60%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
56g/kWh
0Day average 56300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 June 2025, wind supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 31.2 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 56 g/kWh and the price £14.91/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.3 GW at 15:35. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (35 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (85 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£55.96/MWh at 12:00 to £98.54/MWh at 21:30. The price was below zero for 11 hours. Wind made 53% 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 3.1210.9%Wind 13.9048.3%Gas 3.0210.5%Hydro 0.150.5%Biomass 1.304.5%Nuclear 4.7616.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.1avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.2GW · 12:45
Low 19.0 · 05:55Avg 26.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers −0.2 GW
Net imports2GWh
In
59 Out
57
Zero-carbon share84%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 53%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 22 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 June 2025, Great Britain imported 59 GWh and exported 57 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Jun
Imported
59GWh
Exported
57GWh
Net in
2GWh
Average net flow
0.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWImporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.47GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.50GWImporting

In 36.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.00GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.55GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 13.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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