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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 3 June 2026

On Wednesday 3 June, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind13.15 GW45%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.04 GW7%Solar2.55 GW9%Gas3.33 GW11%Imports5.64 GW19%Nuclear2.32 GW8%28.6GW AVERAGE45%9%11%19%8%
Price
£97.25/MWh
Day average £97.25
Demand28.6GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.9
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables54%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
82g/kWh
0Day average 82300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 3 June 2026, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 11%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 82 g/kWh and the price £97.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.5 GW at 16:20. Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (39 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (138 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.71/MWh at 13:30 to £132.43/MWh at 08:30. Wind made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.558.7%Wind 13.1544.9%Gas 3.3311.4%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 2.047.0%Nuclear 2.327.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 11:30
Low 20.4 · 05:05Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports121GWh
In
132 Out
11
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 56%Solar 11%

Transfers · Wed 3 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 3 June 2026, Great Britain imported 132 GWh and exported 11 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (6 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 3 Jun
Imported
132GWh
Exported
11GWh
Net in
121GWh
Average net flow
5.02GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.47GWImporting

In 59.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.11GWImporting

In 26.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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