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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 July 2026

On Thursday 9 July, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind2.35 GW7%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass1.95 GW6%Solar5.31 GW16%Gas12.39 GW38%Imports7.03 GW22%Nuclear3.00 GW9%30.8GW AVERAGE7%16%38%22%9%
Price
£119.25/MWh
Day average £119.25
Demand30.8GW
Generation 25.4Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels38%
Renewables25%
Other37%
Carbon intensityHigh
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 July 2026, gas supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 16%. Demand peaked at 37.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh and the price £119.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 18:30. Solar generation peaked at 15.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (232 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.84/MWh at 13:30 to £180.00/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 49% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 5.3116.4%Wind 2.357.2%Gas 12.3938.2%Hydro 0.371.1%Biomass 1.956.0%Nuclear 3.009.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 25.4avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.3GW · 12:30
Low 21.6 · 05:10Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 25.4Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports129GWh
In
163 Out
34
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 9%Solar 21%

Transfers · Thu 9 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 July 2026, Great Britain imported 163 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (90 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Jul
Imported
163GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
129GWh
Average net flow
5.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWExporting

In 5.1 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.73GWImporting

In 89.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.98GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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