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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 2 June 2026

On Tuesday 2 June, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind5.50 GW18%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass2.39 GW8%Solar3.46 GW12%Gas10.33 GW35%Imports5.55 GW19%Nuclear2.28 GW8%28.3GW AVERAGE18%8%12%35%19%8%
Price
£114.18/MWh
Day average £114.18
Demand28.3GW
Generation 24.2Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables31%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
170g/kWh
0Day average 170300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 2 June 2026, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 35.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 170 g/kWh and the price £114.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (128 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (202 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £92.58/MWh at 14:00 to £139.03/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 43% 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 3.4611.6%Wind 5.5018.5%Gas 10.3334.7%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 2.398.0%Nuclear 2.287.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.2GW · 12:30
Low 20.2 · 05:25Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
131 Out
35
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 14%

Transfers · Tue 2 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 2 June 2026, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 2 Jun
Imported
131GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
4.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.96GWImporting

In 71.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 22.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.45GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 0.2 GWh

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