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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 July 2026

On Wednesday 1 July, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind4.78 GW15%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass1.96 GW6%Solar3.77 GW12%Gas12.14 GW39%Imports5.01 GW16%Nuclear3.00 GW10%28.2GW AVERAGE15%12%39%16%10%
Price
£107.66/MWh
Day average £107.66
Demand28.2GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables29%
Other32%
Carbon intensityModerate
179g/kWh
0Day average 179300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 July 2026, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 35.0 GW at 14:35. Carbon intensity averaged 179 g/kWh and the price £107.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.6 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (92 g/kWh) and highest at 02:00 (240 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £89.94/MWh at 15:30 to £124.23/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 47% 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 3.7712.1%Wind 4.7815.4%Gas 12.1439.2%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 1.966.3%Nuclear 3.009.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.0GW · 14:35
Low 21.2 · 04:45Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
117 Out
66
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 14%

Transfers · Wed 1 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 July 2026, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 66 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Jul
Imported
117GWh
Exported
66GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.57GWExporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 21.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.36GWImporting

In 80.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 12.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWExporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh

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