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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 18 June 2026

On Thursday 18 June, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind7.44 GW24%Hydro0.34 GW1%Biomass1.75 GW6%Solar3.44 GW11%Gas9.71 GW31%Imports5.32 GW17%Nuclear2.95 GW10%28.8GW AVERAGE24%11%31%17%10%
Price
£107.53/MWh
Day average £107.53
Demand28.8GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables36%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Thursday 18 June 2026, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 13:10. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £107.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.8 GW at 15:55. Solar generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 05:00 (194 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £89.90/MWh at 03:30 to £137.71/MWh at 19:30. 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 3.4411.1%Wind 7.4424.0%Gas 9.7131.4%Hydro 0.341.1%Biomass 1.755.6%Nuclear 2.959.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 13:10
Low 20.3 · 05:25Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
123 Out
46
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 13%

Transfers · Thu 18 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 18 June 2026, Great Britain imported 123 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (78 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 18 Jun
Imported
123GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 9.1 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.24GWImporting

In 77.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.62GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 14.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh

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