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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 June 2026

On Wednesday 24 June, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind3.67 GW11%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass1.76 GW5%Solar5.30 GW16%Gas14.43 GW42%Imports5.06 GW15%Nuclear3.60 GW11%31.5GW AVERAGE11%16%42%15%11%
Price
£125.01/MWh
Day average £125.01
Demand31.5GW
Generation 29.2Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables27%
Other30%
Carbon intensityHigh
192g/kWh
0Day average 192300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 24 June 2026, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 16%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 192 g/kWh and the price £125.01/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.3 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (130 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (242 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.57/MWh at 10:30 to £239.51/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 5.3015.5%Wind 3.6710.7%Gas 14.4342.2%Hydro 0.381.1%Biomass 1.765.2%Nuclear 3.6010.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 29.2avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 12:55
Low 22.8 · 05:25Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 29.2Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
115 Out
57
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 13%Solar 18%

Transfers · Wed 24 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 24 June 2026, Great Britain imported 115 GWh and exported 57 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (65 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 24 Jun
Imported
115GWh
Exported
57GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.49GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.28GWExporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 16.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.73GWImporting

In 65.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.06GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.15GWImporting

In 27.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 7.8 GWh

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