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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 29 June 2026

On Monday 29 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind6.44 GW21%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass1.19 GW4%Solar3.98 GW13%Gas10.75 GW35%Imports4.76 GW16%Nuclear3.00 GW10%27.8GW AVERAGE21%13%35%16%10%
Price
£110.89/MWh
Day average £110.89
Demand27.8GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables35%
Other29%
Carbon intensityModerate
161g/kWh
0Day average 161300
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Key moments

On Monday 29 June 2026, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 161 g/kWh and the price £110.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 04:25. Solar generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (108 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (231 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £82.12/MWh at 15:30 to £163.47/MWh at 21:30. 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 3.9813.1%Wind 6.4421.2%Gas 10.7535.4%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 1.193.9%Nuclear 3.009.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 12:20
Low 20.6 · 05:25Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports48GWh
In
105 Out
57
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 16%

Transfers · Mon 29 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 29 June 2026, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 57 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 29 Jun
Imported
105GWh
Exported
57GWh
Net in
48GWh
Average net flow
2.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWExporting

In 3.9 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.41GWExporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 18.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.67GWImporting

In 64.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.38GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 9.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.34GWExporting

In 5.7 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 9.2 GWhPumped 5.0 GWh

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