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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 1 June 2026

On Monday 1 June, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind7.45 GW25%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW8%Solar2.32 GW8%Gas9.90 GW33%Imports5.73 GW19%Nuclear2.26 GW7%28.1GW AVERAGE25%8%8%33%19%7%
Price
£108.38/MWh
Day average £108.38
Demand28.1GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables33%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Monday 1 June 2026, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 13:15. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £108.38/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 16:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (98 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (192 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £84.93/MWh at 14:00 to £140.70/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.327.7%Wind 7.4524.6%Gas 9.9032.7%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 2.367.8%Nuclear 2.267.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 13:15
Low 20.2 · 04:45Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
133 Out
52
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 30%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 1 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 1 June 2026, Great Britain imported 133 GWh and exported 52 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 1 Jun
Imported
133GWh
Exported
52GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.30GWExporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 18.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 16.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.12GWExporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.88GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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