Monthly report · day-ahead marketElectricity prices in Great Britain, June 2026
In June 2026, electricity on the day-ahead market in Great Britain cost an average of 9.90p/kWh (£99.05/MWh).
That is 5% less than in May 2026 and 46% more than in June 2025.
The cheapest day was Saturday, 13 June 2026, averaging 2.36p/kWh; the most expensive was Wednesday, 24 June 2026 at 15.91p/kWh.
The lowest price came on 13 June 2026 at 14:00 (-2.27p/kWh), the highest on 24 June 2026 at 19:00 (42.02p/kWh). In total, prices were below zero for 14 hours.
On an average day, the cheapest three hours were 12:00–15:00. Weekends were on average 32% cheaper than weekdays.
Compared with
- Previous month (May 2026)
- 10.41 ▼
- Same month last year
- 6.79 ▲
- Weekdays
- 10.82
- Weekends
- 7.38
Wholesale price · p/kWh
Price by day
Daily wholesale average; the line marks the monthly average.
p/kWh
The average day
Average wholesale price for each hour of the day this month.
p/kWh · 12:00–15:00
All days
| Day | Average | Lowest | Highest | Hours < 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun Monday | 10.86 | 8.51 14:00 | 13.25 19:00 | – |
| 2 Jun Tuesday | 11.11 | 9.31 14:00 | 13.81 19:00 | – |
| 3 Jun Wednesday | 10.20 | 5.67 15:00 | 12.45 08:00 | – |
| 4 Jun Thursday | 6.71 | 3.25 14:00 | 10.32 19:00 | – |
| 5 Jun Friday | 10.14 | 6.99 01:00 | 14.36 20:00 | – |
| 6 Jun Saturday | 9.08 | 4.56 12:00 | 12.68 19:00 | – |
| 7 Jun Sunday | 4.75 | -0.01 12:00 | 12.15 21:00 | 5 |
| 8 Jun Monday | 11.24 | 8.79 14:00 | 13.67 19:00 | – |
| 9 Jun Tuesday | 10.46 | 6.86 15:00 | 13.92 20:00 | – |
| 10 Jun Wednesday | 11.29 | 9.45 14:00 | 14.99 20:00 | – |
| 11 Jun Thursday | 10.89 | 8.98 15:00 | 12.76 19:00 | – |
| 12 Jun Friday | 7.65 | 2.65 14:00 | 10.69 07:00 | – |
| 13 Jun Saturday | 2.36 | -2.27 14:00 | 9.61 21:00 | 9 |
| 14 Jun Sunday | 7.95 | 3.34 05:00 | 12.33 18:00 | – |
| 15 Jun Monday | 10.64 | 8.67 04:00 | 13.49 19:00 | – |
| 16 Jun Tuesday | 10.76 | 8.53 13:00 | 13.79 20:00 | – |
| 17 Jun Wednesday | 10.29 | 6.98 15:00 | 14.16 20:00 | – |
| 18 Jun Thursday | 10.48 | 6.69 13:00 | 14.55 20:00 | – |
| 19 Jun Friday | 9.67 | 5.47 11:00 | 13.63 21:00 | – |
| 20 Jun Saturday | 9.66 | 7.00 13:00 | 13.44 20:00 | – |
| 21 Jun Sunday | 10.28 | 8.55 11:00 | 13.64 20:00 | – |
| 22 Jun Monday | 11.05 | 8.51 11:00 | 17.67 19:00 | – |
| 23 Jun Tuesday | 12.83 | 8.82 14:00 | 25.00 20:00 | – |
| 24 Jun Wednesday | 15.91 | 8.50 12:00 | 42.02 19:00 | – |
| 25 Jun Thursday | 11.46 | 8.01 13:00 | 16.71 20:00 | – |
| 26 Jun Friday | 11.36 | 7.82 13:00 | 19.43 19:00 | – |
| 27 Jun Saturday | 8.03 | 0.32 13:00 | 12.23 21:00 | – |
| 28 Jun Sunday | 6.91 | 0.70 13:00 | 12.00 21:00 | – |
| 29 Jun Monday | 11.03 | 8.15 12:00 | 17.54 19:00 | – |
| 30 Jun Tuesday | 12.08 | 8.58 11:00 | 21.32 18:00 | – |
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