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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 27 June 2026

On Saturday 27 June, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind8.59 GW28%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.41 GW5%Solar4.35 GW14%Gas9.22 GW30%Imports3.76 GW12%Nuclear3.00 GW10%28.0GW AVERAGE28%14%30%12%10%
Price
£83.97/MWh
Day average £83.97
Demand28.0GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels30%
Renewables43%
Other27%
Carbon intensityHigh
140g/kWh
0Day average 140300
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Key moments

On Saturday 27 June 2026, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 28%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 140 g/kWh and the price £83.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 23:50. Solar generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (227 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.12/MWh at 12:30 to £116.66/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 34% 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 4.3514.2%Wind 8.5928.1%Gas 9.2230.2%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 1.414.6%Nuclear 3.009.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 12:35
Low 21.9 · 05:55Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports34GWh
In
85 Out
51
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 16%

Transfers · Sat 27 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 27 June 2026, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 27 Jun
Imported
85GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net in
34GWh
Average net flow
1.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 14.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.41GWExporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 18.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.54GWImporting

In 38.0 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 14.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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