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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 26 June 2025

On Thursday 26 June, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind12.13 GW38%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass2.03 GW6%Solar3.71 GW12%Gas4.90 GW15%Imports3.83 GW12%Nuclear4.81 GW15%29.0GW AVERAGE38%12%15%12%15%
Price
£59.56/MWh
Day average £59.56
Demand29.0GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables51%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Thursday 26 June 2025, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £59.56/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.5 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (33 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (133 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£16.53/MWh at 15:00 to £95.22/MWh at 07:30. The price was below zero for 2.5 hours. Wind made 44% 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 3.7111.7%Wind 12.1338.4%Gas 4.9015.5%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 2.036.4%Nuclear 4.8115.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 13:30
Low 22.2 · 05:05Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
91 Out
58
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 44%Solar 13%

Transfers · Thu 26 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 26 June 2025, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 58 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 26 Jun
Imported
91GWh
Exported
58GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.31GWExporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.31GWImporting

In 55.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 17.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.03GWImporting

In 25.4 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 0.9 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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