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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 17 June 2026

On Wednesday 17 June, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind9.26 GW30%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.72 GW6%Solar2.89 GW9%Gas7.96 GW26%Imports5.48 GW18%Nuclear2.95 GW10%28.8GW AVERAGE30%9%26%18%10%
Price
£109.90/MWh
Day average £109.90
Demand28.8GW
Generation 25.1Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables41%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 17 June 2026, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 26%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £109.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 15:40. Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (68 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (181 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.12/MWh at 14:30 to £146.05/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 37% 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 2.899.5%Wind 9.2630.3%Gas 7.9626.0%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 1.725.6%Nuclear 2.959.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 25.1avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 12:45
Low 20.9 · 05:05Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 25.1Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports84GWh
In
123 Out
39
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 12%

Transfers · Wed 17 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 17 June 2026, Great Britain imported 123 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (74 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 17 Jun
Imported
123GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
84GWh
Average net flow
3.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.04GWExporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.08GWImporting

In 73.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 9.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 8.0 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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