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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 12 June 2026

On Friday 12 June, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 63%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind15.35 GW50%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass0.77 GW3%Solar3.73 GW12%Gas3.83 GW13%Imports3.53 GW12%Nuclear3.00 GW10%28.5GW AVERAGE50%12%13%12%10%
Price
£78.99/MWh
Day average £78.99
Demand28.5GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 1.5
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables63%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
72g/kWh
0Day average 72300
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Key moments

On Friday 12 June 2026, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 13%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 13:35. Carbon intensity averaged 72 g/kWh and the price £78.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.1 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (103 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£12.02/MWh at 16:00 to £130.83/MWh at 08:30. The price was below zero for 1.5 hours. Wind made 57% 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 3.7312.2%Wind 15.3550.4%Gas 3.8312.6%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 0.772.5%Nuclear 3.009.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 1.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 13:35
Low 21.6 · 05:40Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 1.5 GW
Net imports44GWh
In
83 Out
39
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 57%Solar 14%

Transfers · Fri 12 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 12 June 2026, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (56 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 12 Jun
Imported
83GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
44GWh
Average net flow
1.84GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.38GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.34GWImporting

In 56.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 1.0 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWExporting

In 7.6 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.30GWPumping

Generated 1.7 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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