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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 28 June 2026

On Sunday 28 June, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind11.31 GW40%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass0.88 GW3%Solar4.42 GW15%Gas6.41 GW22%Imports2.33 GW8%Nuclear3.00 GW11%26.0GW AVERAGE40%15%22%8%11%
Price
£62.81/MWh
Day average £62.81
Demand26.0GW
Generation 26.2Transfers −0.2
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables56%
Other22%
Carbon intensityModerate
104g/kWh
0Day average 104300
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Key moments

On Sunday 28 June 2026, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 32.3 GW at 11:40. Carbon intensity averaged 104 g/kWh and the price £62.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 13:20. Solar generation peaked at 13.1 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (41 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (177 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£35.75/MWh at 13:30 to £142.15/MWh at 21:30. The price was below zero for 6 hours. Wind made 43% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 4.4215.5%Wind 11.3139.6%Gas 6.4122.5%Hydro 0.190.7%Biomass 0.883.1%Nuclear 3.0010.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers −0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.3GW · 11:40
Low 20.2 · 04:50Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers −0.2 GW
Net imports9GWh
In
53 Out
45
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 17%

Transfers · Sun 28 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 28 June 2026, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 45 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 28 Jun
Imported
53GWh
Exported
45GWh
Net in
9GWh
Average net flow
0.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.50GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.48GWExporting

In 3.2 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.12GWImporting

In 28.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.12GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.51GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 15.2 GWh

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