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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 25 June 2026

On Thursday 25 June, demand averaged 32.0 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

32.0GW AVERAGEWind7.00 GW20%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.84 GW5%Solar5.37 GW16%Gas12.54 GW36%Imports3.97 GW11%Nuclear3.59 GW10%32.0GW AVERAGE20%16%36%11%10%
Price
£104.68/MWh
Day average £104.68
Demand32.0GW
Generation 30.6Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels36%
Renewables37%
Other27%
Carbon intensityModerate
166g/kWh
0Day average 166300
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Key moments

On Thursday 25 June 2026, gas supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 39.7 GW at 14:55. Carbon intensity averaged 166 g/kWh and the price £104.68/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 21:15. Solar generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (93 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (243 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £83.58/MWh at 11:00 to £125.25/MWh at 00:30. Gas made 41% 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 5.3715.5%Wind 7.0020.2%Gas 12.5436.2%Hydro 0.290.8%Biomass 1.845.3%Nuclear 3.5910.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.0avgGeneration 30.6avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.7GW · 14:55
Low 22.7 · 05:05Avg 32.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 30.6Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
92 Out
58
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 18%

Transfers · Thu 25 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 25 June 2026, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 58 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 25 Jun
Imported
92GWh
Exported
58GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.32GWExporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 18.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.57GWImporting

In 39.6 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.14GWExporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.23GWImporting

In 29.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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