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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 11 June 2026

On Thursday 11 June, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind10.67 GW35%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass2.30 GW8%Solar1.40 GW5%Gas7.35 GW24%Imports5.37 GW18%Nuclear2.99 GW10%29.4GW AVERAGE35%8%24%18%10%
Price
£112.61/MWh
Day average £112.61
Demand29.4GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables41%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
125g/kWh
0Day average 125300
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Key moments

On Thursday 11 June 2026, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 125 g/kWh and the price £112.61/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.5 GW at 23:10. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (176 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £98.09/MWh at 23:30 to £137.23/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 43% 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 1.404.6%Wind 10.6735.2%Gas 7.3524.2%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 2.307.6%Nuclear 2.999.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 12:00
Low 21.4 · 05:25Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports101GWh
In
124 Out
23
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 6%

Transfers · Thu 11 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 11 June 2026, Great Britain imported 124 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 11 Jun
Imported
124GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
101GWh
Average net flow
4.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.50GWImporting

In 60.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.33GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWGenerating

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 0.7 GWh

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