UK electricity in June 2026
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in June 2026.
In June 2026, wind made 27% of Britain's electricity, then gas (26%). Renewables made 46%, against 51% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 155 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, June 2026
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Biomass
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Solar
- Other
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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June 2026 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 6,038 GWh | 27.0% |
| Gas | 5,854 GWh | 26.2% |
| Imports | 3,552 GWh | 15.9% |
| Solar | 2,756 GWh | 12.3% |
| Nuclear | 2,118 GWh | 9.5% |
| Biomass | 1,181 GWh | 5.3% |
| Other | 522 GWh | 2.3% |
| Hydro | 212 GWh | 0.9% |
| Pumped storage | 139 GWh | 0.6% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 45.5% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 55.0% |
Standout days
- Windiest day370.8 GWh of windFri, 12 June 2026
- Highest wind share49.4%Sat, 13 June 2026
- Sunniest day128.9 GWh of solarThu, 25 June 2026
- Cleanest day69 g/kWh averageThu, 4 June 2026
- Dirtiest day222 g/kWh averageMon, 15 June 2026
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Jun | 744 GWh | 24% | 32% | 7% | 7% | 182 g |
| Tue 2 Jun | 733 GWh | 18% | 34% | 7% | 11% | 193 g |
| Wed 3 Jun | 723 GWh | 44% | 11% | 8% | 8% | 110 g |
| Thu 4 Jun | 749 GWh | 49% | 9% | 7% | 12% | 69 g |
| Fri 5 Jun | 727 GWh | 33% | 18% | 8% | 12% | 147 g |
| Sat 6 Jun | 684 GWh | 39% | 14% | 9% | 7% | 140 g |
| Sun 7 Jun | 692 GWh | 47% | 14% | 10% | 11% | 111 g |
| Mon 8 Jun | 735 GWh | 27% | 27% | 10% | 11% | 157 g |
| Tue 9 Jun | 714 GWh | 30% | 13% | 10% | 15% | 128 g |
| Wed 10 Jun | 742 GWh | 21% | 28% | 10% | 13% | 172 g |
| Thu 11 Jun | 750 GWh | 35% | 24% | 10% | 4% | 151 g |
| Fri 12 Jun | 754 GWh | 49% | 12% | 10% | 12% | 92 g |
| Sat 13 Jun | 730 GWh | 49% | 10% | 10% | 15% | 74 g |
| Sun 14 Jun | 653 GWh | 24% | 15% | 11% | 16% | 155 g |
| Mon 15 Jun | 708 GWh | 14% | 27% | 10% | 13% | 222 g |
| Tue 16 Jun | 742 GWh | 18% | 35% | 10% | 11% | 198 g |
| Wed 17 Jun | 752 GWh | 30% | 25% | 9% | 9% | 149 g |
| Thu 18 Jun | 765 GWh | 24% | 30% | 9% | 11% | 174 g |
| Fri 19 Jun | 788 GWh | 29% | 23% | 9% | 14% | 137 g |
| Sat 20 Jun | 686 GWh | 16% | 29% | 10% | 13% | 181 g |
| Sun 21 Jun | 675 GWh | 10% | 30% | 11% | 16% | 173 g |
| Mon 22 Jun | 781 GWh | 19% | 32% | 10% | 14% | 162 g |
| Tue 23 Jun | 822 GWh | 16% | 39% | 10% | 15% | 188 g |
| Wed 24 Jun | 848 GWh | 10% | 41% | 10% | 15% | 201 g |
| Thu 25 Jun | 843 GWh | 20% | 35% | 10% | 15% | 175 g |
| Fri 26 Jun | 853 GWh | 22% | 36% | 9% | 14% | 171 g |
| Sat 27 Jun | 761 GWh | 28% | 29% | 9% | 14% | 153 g |
| Sun 28 Jun | 697 GWh | 39% | 22% | 10% | 15% | 106 g |
| Mon 29 Jun | 752 GWh | 21% | 34% | 10% | 13% | 167 g |
| Tue 30 Jun | 769 GWh | 10% | 46% | 9% | 11% | 210 g |