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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 23 June 2026

On Tuesday 23 June, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 32%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind5.34 GW16%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.93 GW6%Solar5.11 GW15%Gas13.28 GW40%Imports4.03 GW12%Nuclear3.56 GW11%30.4GW AVERAGE16%15%40%12%11%
Price
£176.66/MWh
Day average £176.66
Demand30.4GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 0.9
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables32%
Other28%
Carbon intensityHigh
180g/kWh
0Day average 180300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 23 June 2026, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 38.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 180 g/kWh and the price £176.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.0 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (107 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.38/MWh at 12:00 to £560.81/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 45% 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 5.1115.3%Wind 5.3415.9%Gas 13.2839.6%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 1.935.8%Nuclear 3.5610.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 0.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.8GW · 12:30
Low 22.2 · 05:25Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 0.9 GW
Net imports20GWh
In
88 Out
69
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 17%

Transfers · Tue 23 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 23 June 2026, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 69 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (44 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 23 Jun
Imported
88GWh
Exported
69GWh
Net in
20GWh
Average net flow
0.82GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.40GWExporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 19.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.76GWImporting

In 44.3 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.06GWImporting

In 25.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 8.3 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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