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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 8 June 2026

On Monday 8 June, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind8.13 GW27%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.72 GW6%Solar3.41 GW11%Gas8.13 GW27%Imports5.05 GW17%Nuclear2.97 GW10%28.2GW AVERAGE27%11%27%17%10%
Price
£106.72/MWh
Day average £106.72
Demand28.2GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables40%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
133g/kWh
0Day average 133300
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Key moments

On Monday 8 June 2026, wind supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 27%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 133 g/kWh and the price £106.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (95 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (188 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £91.42/MWh at 07:00 to £138.73/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 33% 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 3.4111.5%Wind 8.1327.4%Gas 8.1327.3%Hydro 0.331.1%Biomass 1.725.8%Nuclear 2.9710.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 12:55
Low 19.9 · 04:15Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
119 Out
36
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 33%Solar 14%

Transfers · Mon 8 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 8 June 2026, Great Britain imported 119 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 8 Jun
Imported
119GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.47GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.03GWExporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.50GWImporting

In 60.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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