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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 July 2026

On Saturday 11 July, demand averaged 26.8 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

26.8GW AVERAGEWind4.78 GW17%Hydro0.41 GW1%Biomass1.62 GW6%Solar4.82 GW17%Gas7.14 GW26%Imports6.22 GW22%Nuclear2.99 GW11%26.8GW AVERAGE17%17%26%22%11%
Price
£114.45/MWh
Day average £114.45
Demand26.8GW
Generation 21.8Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables36%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
130g/kWh
0Day average 130300
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 July 2026, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 17%. Demand peaked at 31.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 130 g/kWh and the price £114.45/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 23:15. Solar generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 03:30 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £101.73/MWh at 17:30 to £126.35/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 33% 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 4.8217.2%Wind 4.7817.1%Gas 7.1425.5%Hydro 0.411.4%Biomass 1.625.8%Nuclear 2.9910.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.8avgGeneration 21.8avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.7GW · 12:30
Low 20.5 · 04:05Avg 26.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 21.8Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports122GWh
In
147 Out
26
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 22%

Transfers · Sat 11 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 July 2026, Great Britain imported 147 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (78 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Jul
Imported
147GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
122GWh
Average net flow
5.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 15.6 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.26GWImporting

In 78.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.33GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 3.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 2.0 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh

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