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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 26 June 2026

On Friday 26 June, demand averaged 31.6 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

31.6GW AVERAGEWind7.18 GW21%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.91 GW6%Solar4.80 GW14%Gas12.83 GW38%Imports3.77 GW11%Nuclear3.24 GW10%31.6GW AVERAGE21%14%38%11%10%
Price
£108.63/MWh
Day average £108.63
Demand31.6GW
Generation 30.3Transfers 1.3
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables36%
Other26%
Carbon intensityHigh
170g/kWh
0Day average 170300
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Key moments

On Friday 26 June 2026, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 13:50. Carbon intensity averaged 170 g/kWh and the price £108.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (111 g/kWh) and highest at 04:00 (220 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.26/MWh at 11:00 to £169.01/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 42% 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 4.8014.1%Wind 7.1821.1%Gas 12.8337.7%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 1.915.6%Nuclear 3.249.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.6avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers 1.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 13:50
Low 22.4 · 04:45Avg 31.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers 1.3 GW
Net imports27GWh
In
83 Out
55
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 16%

Transfers · Fri 26 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 26 June 2026, Great Britain imported 83 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (17 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 26 Jun
Imported
83GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net in
27GWh
Average net flow
1.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.39GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 12.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.20GWExporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 17.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.32GWImporting

In 34.6 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 11.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.15GWExporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 7.9 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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