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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 15 June 2026

On Monday 15 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind4.01 GW14%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.66 GW6%Solar3.95 GW14%Gas8.08 GW28%Imports7.53 GW26%Nuclear2.98 GW10%27.8GW AVERAGE14%14%28%26%10%
Price
£101.86/MWh
Day average £101.86
Demand27.8GW
Generation 21.1Transfers 6.7
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables29%
Other43%
Carbon intensityModerate
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Monday 15 June 2026, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £101.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £79.13/MWh at 03:30 to £126.38/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 38% 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 3.9513.8%Wind 4.0114.0%Gas 8.0828.3%Hydro 0.401.4%Biomass 1.665.8%Nuclear 2.9810.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 21.1avgTransfers 6.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 13:00
Low 20.1 · 04:05Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain76%of demand
Generation 21.1Transfers 6.7 GW
Net imports157GWh
In
176 Out
19
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 19%Solar 19%

Transfers · Mon 15 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 15 June 2026, Great Britain imported 176 GWh and exported 19 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 15 Jun
Imported
176GWh
Exported
19GWh
Net in
157GWh
Average net flow
6.55GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.60GWImporting

In 14.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.28GWImporting

In 30.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.23GWImporting

In 77.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.83GWImporting

In 19.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 1.5 GWh

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