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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 9 June 2026

On Tuesday 9 June, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 48%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind8.85 GW31%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.80 GW6%Solar4.60 GW16%Gas3.93 GW14%Imports6.37 GW22%Nuclear2.97 GW10%28.3GW AVERAGE31%16%14%22%10%
Price
£97.73/MWh
Day average £97.73
Demand28.3GW
Generation 22.5Transfers 5.7
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables48%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
92g/kWh
0Day average 92300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 9 June 2026, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 16%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 92 g/kWh and the price £97.73/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 13.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (148 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £47.11/MWh at 14:00 to £129.85/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 39% 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 4.6015.9%Wind 8.8530.6%Gas 3.9313.6%Hydro 0.371.3%Biomass 1.806.2%Nuclear 2.9710.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 22.5avgTransfers 5.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.7GW · 13:00
Low 20.6 · 04:10Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 22.5Transfers 5.7 GW
Net imports138GWh
In
149 Out
10
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 39%Solar 20%

Transfers · Tue 9 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 9 June 2026, Great Britain imported 149 GWh and exported 10 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (10 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 9 Jun
Imported
149GWh
Exported
10GWh
Net in
138GWh
Average net flow
5.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.49GWImporting

In 59.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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