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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 13 June 2026

On Saturday 13 June, demand averaged 26.2 GW. Renewables supplied 66%.

26.2GW AVERAGEWind14.85 GW50%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass0.86 GW3%Solar4.54 GW15%Gas3.00 GW10%Imports3.11 GW11%Nuclear2.99 GW10%26.2GW AVERAGE50%15%10%11%10%
Price
£29.21/MWh
Day average £29.21
Demand26.2GW
Generation 26.4Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables66%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
58g/kWh
0Day average 58300
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Key moments

On Saturday 13 June 2026, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 15%. Demand peaked at 33.4 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 58 g/kWh and the price £29.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.1 GW at 07:40. Solar generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (38 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (89 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£23.05/MWh at 13:30 to £94.69/MWh at 00:00. The price was below zero for 7.5 hours. Wind made 56% 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 4.5415.4%Wind 14.8550.3%Gas 3.0010.2%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 0.862.9%Nuclear 2.9910.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.2avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.4GW · 12:40
Low 19.7 · 05:25Avg 26.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers −0.2 GW
Net imports6GWh
In
73 Out
67
Zero-carbon share85%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 56%Solar 17%

Transfers · Sat 13 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 13 June 2026, Great Britain imported 73 GWh and exported 67 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (45 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 13 Jun
Imported
73GWh
Exported
67GWh
Net in
6GWh
Average net flow
0.24GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 9.8 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.86GWImporting

In 44.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.02GWExporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.62GWExporting

In 6.9 GWhOut 21.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.42GWPumping

Generated 1.6 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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