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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 6 June 2026

On Saturday 6 June, demand averaged 25.9 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

25.9GW AVERAGEWind11.06 GW40%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.43 GW5%Solar2.07 GW7%Gas3.98 GW14%Imports6.11 GW22%Nuclear2.65 GW10%25.9GW AVERAGE40%7%14%22%10%
Price
£81.85/MWh
Day average £81.85
Demand25.9GW
Generation 21.5Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables49%
Other37%
Carbon intensityLow
88g/kWh
0Day average 88300
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Key moments

On Saturday 6 June 2026, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 30.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 88 g/kWh and the price £81.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 10:50. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (139 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.48/MWh at 11:30 to £122.49/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 51% 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 2.077.5%Wind 11.0640.0%Gas 3.9814.4%Hydro 0.331.2%Biomass 1.435.2%Nuclear 2.659.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.9avgGeneration 21.5avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.8GW · 12:00
Low 19.9 · 04:25Avg 25.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 21.5Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports101GWh
In
138 Out
37
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 51%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 6 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 6 June 2026, Great Britain imported 138 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 6 Jun
Imported
138GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
101GWh
Average net flow
4.21GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.49GWImporting

In 59.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 22.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 8.7 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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