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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 16 June 2026

On Tuesday 16 June, demand averaged 28.3 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

28.3GW AVERAGEWind5.43 GW18%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.72 GW6%Solar3.31 GW11%Gas10.98 GW37%Imports5.34 GW18%Nuclear2.96 GW10%28.3GW AVERAGE18%11%37%18%10%
Price
£108.46/MWh
Day average £108.46
Demand28.3GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.6
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables30%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
173g/kWh
0Day average 173300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 16 June 2026, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 10:35. Carbon intensity averaged 173 g/kWh and the price £108.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 22:25. Solar generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £80.60/MWh at 11:30 to £150.09/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 44% 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 3.3111.0%Wind 5.4318.1%Gas 10.9836.6%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 1.725.7%Nuclear 2.969.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 10:35
Low 20.1 · 05:00Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports87GWh
In
125 Out
38
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 13%

Transfers · Tue 16 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 16 June 2026, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 38 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 16 Jun
Imported
125GWh
Exported
38GWh
Net in
87GWh
Average net flow
3.64GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.55GWImporting

In 61.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.16GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWImporting

In 31.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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