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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 5 June 2026

On Friday 5 June, demand averaged 27.7 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

27.7GW AVERAGEWind9.96 GW34%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.97 GW7%Solar3.74 GW13%Gas5.53 GW19%Imports5.61 GW19%Nuclear2.51 GW8%27.7GW AVERAGE34%13%19%19%8%
Price
£98.66/MWh
Day average £98.66
Demand27.7GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables47%
Other34%
Carbon intensityLow
102g/kWh
0Day average 102300
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Key moments

On Friday 5 June 2026, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £98.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (59 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (180 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.97/MWh at 02:00 to £128.91/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 42% 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 3.7412.6%Wind 9.9633.7%Gas 5.5318.7%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 1.976.7%Nuclear 2.518.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 12:55
Low 20.8 · 05:00Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports81GWh
In
124 Out
43
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 42%Solar 16%

Transfers · Fri 5 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 5 June 2026, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 5 Jun
Imported
124GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
81GWh
Average net flow
3.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.49GWImporting

In 59.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 21.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 8.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.15GWImporting

In 27.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWGenerating

Generated 10.4 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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