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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 7 June 2026

On Sunday 7 June, demand averaged 25.8 GW. Renewables supplied 59%.

25.8GW AVERAGEWind13.42 GW48%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass0.95 GW3%Solar3.11 GW11%Gas3.93 GW14%Imports3.70 GW13%Nuclear2.84 GW10%25.8GW AVERAGE48%11%14%13%10%
Price
£39.97/MWh
Day average £39.97
Demand25.8GW
Generation 24.4Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables59%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Sunday 7 June 2026, wind supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 32.5 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £39.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.5 GW at 13:45. Solar generation peaked at 9.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (125 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£18.26/MWh at 14:30 to £124.39/MWh at 20:00. The price was below zero for 9.5 hours. Wind made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.1111.1%Wind 13.4247.7%Gas 3.9314.0%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 0.953.4%Nuclear 2.8410.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.8avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.5GW · 12:50
Low 19.0 · 05:25Avg 25.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports46GWh
In
87 Out
41
Zero-carbon share80%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 55%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sun 7 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 7 June 2026, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 7 Jun
Imported
87GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
46GWh
Average net flow
1.93GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 13.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.93GWImporting

In 46.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.05GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.08GWExporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.52GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 14.5 GWh

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