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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 July 2026

On Friday 10 July, demand averaged 30.3 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

30.3GW AVERAGEWind2.65 GW8%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.01 GW6%Solar5.02 GW16%Gas12.56 GW39%Imports6.23 GW20%Nuclear2.99 GW9%30.3GW AVERAGE8%16%39%20%9%
Price
£121.05/MWh
Day average £121.05
Demand30.3GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 4.7
Fossil fuels39%
Renewables25%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
185g/kWh
0Day average 185300
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Key moments

On Friday 10 July 2026, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 16%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 185 g/kWh and the price £121.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £102.02/MWh at 08:00 to £150.33/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 49% 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 5.0215.8%Wind 2.658.3%Gas 12.5639.5%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 2.016.3%Nuclear 2.999.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.3avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 12:55
Low 21.8 · 05:05Avg 30.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 4.7 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
145 Out
35
Zero-carbon share43%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 10%Solar 20%

Transfers · Fri 10 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 July 2026, Great Britain imported 145 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 Jul
Imported
145GWh
Exported
35GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 9.9 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.19GWImporting

In 76.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 2.1 GWh

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