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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 July 2025

On Saturday 26 July, demand averaged 25.0 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

25.0GW AVERAGEWind4.31 GW16%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass2.10 GW8%Solar2.50 GW9%Gas6.20 GW23%Imports6.47 GW25%Nuclear4.64 GW18%25.0GW AVERAGE16%8%9%23%25%18%
Price
£81.76/MWh
Day average £81.76
Demand25.0GW
Generation 19.9Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables26%
Other50%
Carbon intensityModerate
122g/kWh
0Day average 122300
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 July 2025, gas supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.4 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 122 g/kWh and the price £81.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 22:40. Solar generation peaked at 6.9 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (161 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.68/MWh at 07:00 to £94.66/MWh at 12:30. Gas made 31% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 32% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.509.5%Wind 4.3116.3%Gas 6.2023.5%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 2.108.0%Nuclear 4.6417.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.0avgGeneration 19.9avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.4GW · 12:35
Low 19.1 · 05:00Avg 25.00–30 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 19.9Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports125GWh
In
155 Out
30
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 26 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 July 2025, Great Britain imported 155 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (96 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 Jul
Imported
155GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
125GWh
Average net flow
5.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 6.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.99GWImporting

In 95.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.44GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWExporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 12.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 0.2 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh

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