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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 July 2026

On Thursday 2 July, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 64%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind15.72 GW48%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.12 GW3%Solar5.20 GW16%Gas4.63 GW14%Imports3.12 GW9%Nuclear3.00 GW9%28.8GW AVERAGE48%16%14%9%9%
Price
£45.81/MWh
Day average £45.81
Demand28.8GW
Generation 29.9Transfers −1.1
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables64%
Other22%
Carbon intensityLow
74g/kWh
0Day average 74300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 July 2026, wind supplied 48% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 16%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 15:25. Carbon intensity averaged 74 g/kWh and the price £45.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.2 GW at 03:15. Solar generation peaked at 15.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (38 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (129 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£7.12/MWh at 16:30 to £113.98/MWh at 21:30. The price was below zero for 7.5 hours. Wind made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 5.2015.8%Wind 15.7247.6%Gas 4.6314.0%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 1.123.4%Nuclear 3.009.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers −1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 15:25
Low 20.0 · 04:25Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain104%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers −1.1 GW
Net exports19GWh
In
70 Out
89
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 1%Wind 53%Solar 17%

Transfers · Thu 2 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 July 2026, Great Britain imported 70 GWh and exported 89 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (47 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Jul
Imported
70GWh
Exported
89GWh
Net out
19GWh
Average net flow
0.80GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.28GWExporting

In 10.5 GWhOut 17.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.82GWImporting

In 47.3 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 20.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWExporting

In 2.5 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.45GWExporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 19.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 12.1 GWh

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