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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 22 June 2026

On Monday 22 June, demand averaged 29.3 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

29.3GW AVERAGEWind6.32 GW20%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass1.93 GW6%Solar4.62 GW14%Gas10.46 GW33%Imports5.07 GW16%Nuclear3.32 GW10%29.3GW AVERAGE20%14%33%16%10%
Price
£107.71/MWh
Day average £107.71
Demand29.3GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables35%
Other32%
Carbon intensityHigh
154g/kWh
0Day average 154300
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Key moments

On Monday 22 June 2026, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 154 g/kWh and the price £107.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.5 GW at 23:40. Solar generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (84 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (220 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £67.55/MWh at 14:30 to £170.72/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 39% 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 4.6214.4%Wind 6.3219.7%Gas 10.4632.7%Hydro 0.300.9%Biomass 1.936.0%Nuclear 3.3210.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.3avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 12:50
Low 20.8 · 05:10Avg 29.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports60GWh
In
117 Out
57
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 17%

Transfers · Mon 22 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 22 June 2026, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 57 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 22 Jun
Imported
117GWh
Exported
57GWh
Net in
60GWh
Average net flow
2.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.12GWExporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.84GWImporting

In 68.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.05GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.02GWExporting

In 9.1 GWhOut 9.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.07GWImporting

In 25.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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