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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 10 June 2026

On Wednesday 10 June, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind6.37 GW21%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass2.39 GW8%Solar4.00 GW13%Gas8.63 GW29%Imports5.47 GW18%Nuclear2.98 GW10%28.4GW AVERAGE21%8%13%29%18%10%
Price
£108.02/MWh
Day average £108.02
Demand28.4GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables35%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 10 June 2026, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 13:40. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £108.02/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 00:50. Solar generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (203 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £80.10/MWh at 14:30 to £153.09/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 4.0013.3%Wind 6.3721.1%Gas 8.6328.6%Hydro 0.341.1%Biomass 2.397.9%Nuclear 2.989.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 13:40
Low 21.1 · 05:25Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports85GWh
In
127 Out
42
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 16%

Transfers · Wed 10 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 10 June 2026, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 10 Jun
Imported
127GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net in
85GWh
Average net flow
3.54GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.50GWImporting

In 60.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.21GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 0.7 GWh

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