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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 4 July 2026

On Saturday 4 July, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 60%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind13.34 GW46%Hydro0.24 GW1%Biomass0.96 GW3%Solar3.71 GW13%Gas2.82 GW10%Imports4.68 GW16%Nuclear2.94 GW10%26.0GW AVERAGE46%13%10%16%10%
Price
£53.08/MWh
Day average £53.08
Demand26.0GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 2.0
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables60%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
58g/kWh
0Day average 58300
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Key moments

On Saturday 4 July 2026, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 13%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 13:25. Carbon intensity averaged 58 g/kWh and the price £53.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.5 GW at 14:50. Solar generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (37 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (97 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£14.08/MWh at 13:30 to £123.57/MWh at 00:30. The price was below zero for 6.5 hours. Wind made 56% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.7112.9%Wind 13.3446.5%Gas 2.829.8%Hydro 0.240.8%Biomass 0.963.3%Nuclear 2.9410.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 2.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 13:25
Low 20.4 · 05:50Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
109 Out
50
Zero-carbon share84%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 56%Solar 15%

Transfers · Sat 4 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 4 July 2026, Great Britain imported 109 GWh and exported 50 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 4 Jul
Imported
109GWh
Exported
50GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.47GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.35GWImporting

In 80.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWExporting

In 2.1 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.02GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.44GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 13.5 GWh

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