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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 July 2026

On Wednesday 8 July, demand averaged 30.7 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

30.7GW AVERAGEWind2.87 GW9%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.99 GW6%Solar5.20 GW16%Gas11.44 GW35%Imports7.46 GW23%Nuclear3.00 GW9%30.7GW AVERAGE9%16%35%23%9%
Price
£117.47/MWh
Day average £117.47
Demand30.7GW
Generation 24.8Transfers 5.9
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables26%
Other39%
Carbon intensityHigh
174g/kWh
0Day average 174300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 July 2026, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 16%. Demand peaked at 37.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 174 g/kWh and the price £117.47/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.4 GW at 04:25. Solar generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £97.33/MWh at 11:00 to £151.52/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 46% 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 5.2016.1%Wind 2.878.9%Gas 11.4435.4%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 1.996.2%Nuclear 3.009.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.7avgGeneration 24.8avgTransfers 5.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.7GW · 13:00
Low 23.2 · 05:25Avg 30.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 24.8Transfers 5.9 GW
Net imports137GWh
In
174 Out
37
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 21%

Transfers · Wed 8 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 July 2026, Great Britain imported 174 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (91 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Jul
Imported
174GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
137GWh
Average net flow
5.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWExporting

In 4.9 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.79GWImporting

In 90.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.98GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 0.1 GWh

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