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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 July 2026

On Tuesday 7 July, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind8.17 GW26%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass1.85 GW6%Solar4.67 GW15%Gas5.67 GW18%Imports7.32 GW24%Nuclear2.99 GW10%29.5GW AVERAGE26%15%18%24%10%
Price
£99.32/MWh
Day average £99.32
Demand29.5GW
Generation 23.7Transfers 5.9
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables42%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 July 2026, wind supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £99.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 04:30. Solar generation peaked at 13.5 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (47 g/kWh) and highest at 22:00 (202 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £67.70/MWh at 13:00 to £127.57/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 35% 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 4.6715.1%Wind 8.1726.4%Gas 5.6718.3%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 1.856.0%Nuclear 2.999.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 5.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 12:25
Low 21.4 · 05:40Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 5.9 GW
Net imports139GWh
In
172 Out
33
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 20%

Transfers · Tue 7 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 July 2026, Great Britain imported 172 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (88 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Jul
Imported
172GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
139GWh
Average net flow
5.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.01GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.28GWImporting

In 30.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.67GWImporting

In 88.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 5.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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