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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 4 June 2026

On Thursday 4 June, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 63%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind15.22 GW50%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass0.76 GW3%Solar3.62 GW12%Gas2.80 GW9%Imports5.32 GW18%Nuclear2.32 GW8%28.8GW AVERAGE50%12%9%18%8%
Price
£41.96/MWh
Day average £41.96
Demand28.8GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels9%
Renewables63%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
66g/kWh
0Day average 66300
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Key moments

On Thursday 4 June 2026, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 12%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity averaged 66 g/kWh and the price £41.96/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.4 GW at 17:55. Solar generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 16:00 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (84 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£42.02/MWh at 15:30 to £105.77/MWh at 22:00. The price was below zero for 3 hours. Wind made 61% 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 3.6211.9%Wind 15.2250.3%Gas 2.809.2%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 0.762.5%Nuclear 2.327.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 13:30
Low 21.0 · 05:25Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports109GWh
In
126 Out
17
Zero-carbon share86%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 61%Solar 14%

Transfers · Thu 4 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 4 June 2026, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (51 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 4 Jun
Imported
126GWh
Exported
17GWh
Net in
109GWh
Average net flow
4.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.87GWImporting

In 21.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.12GWImporting

In 50.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.66GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 17.5 GWh

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