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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 19 June 2026

On Friday 19 June, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind9.49 GW30%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.38 GW4%Solar4.46 GW14%Gas7.66 GW24%Imports5.59 GW18%Nuclear2.94 GW9%29.0GW AVERAGE30%14%24%18%9%
Price
£88.54/MWh
Day average £88.54
Demand29.0GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables45%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Friday 19 June 2026, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh and the price £88.54/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.9 GW at 16:40. Solar generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (184 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.76/MWh at 11:00 to £132.97/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 36% 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 4.4614.0%Wind 9.4929.8%Gas 7.6624.0%Hydro 0.371.2%Biomass 1.384.3%Nuclear 2.949.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 12:30
Low 21.3 · 04:50Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
131 Out
61
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 17%

Transfers · Fri 19 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 19 June 2026, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 61 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (82 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 19 Jun
Imported
131GWh
Exported
61GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 12.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.15GWExporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 15.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.40GWImporting

In 81.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.18GWExporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 24.2 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 8.0 GWh

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