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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 6 July 2026

On Monday 6 July, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind12.08 GW39%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass1.54 GW5%Solar4.65 GW15%Gas4.14 GW13%Imports5.56 GW18%Nuclear2.99 GW10%29.1GW AVERAGE39%15%13%18%10%
Price
£70.16/MWh
Day average £70.16
Demand29.1GW
Generation 25.7Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels13%
Renewables54%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
79g/kWh
0Day average 79300
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Key moments

On Monday 6 July 2026, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 15%. Demand peaked at 36.5 GW at 13:45. Carbon intensity averaged 79 g/kWh and the price £70.16/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.4 GW at 17:50. Solar generation peaked at 13.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (137 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£12.20/MWh at 13:30 to £116.73/MWh at 22:00. The price was below zero for 4 hours. Wind made 47% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 4.6514.9%Wind 12.0838.6%Gas 4.1413.3%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 1.544.9%Nuclear 2.999.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.5GW · 13:45
Low 20.1 · 05:40Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
131 Out
43
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 18%

Transfers · Mon 6 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 6 July 2026, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 6 Jul
Imported
131GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.68GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.30GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.39GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.32GWImporting

In 79.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.79GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.32GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 9.7 GWh

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