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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 July 2026

On Monday 13 July, demand averaged 28.5 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

28.5GW AVERAGEWind8.80 GW29%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.35 GW8%Solar4.92 GW16%Gas5.54 GW18%Imports5.02 GW17%Nuclear2.99 GW10%28.5GW AVERAGE29%8%16%18%17%10%
Price
£109.12/MWh
Day average £109.12
Demand28.5GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables47%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
104g/kWh
0Day average 104300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 July 2026, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 104 g/kWh and the price £109.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 20:55. Solar generation peaked at 15.3 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (162 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.28/MWh at 12:30 to £147.22/MWh at 19:00. 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 4.9216.4%Wind 8.8029.3%Gas 5.5418.5%Hydro 0.381.3%Biomass 2.357.8%Nuclear 2.9910.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 12:30
Low 19.5 · 05:05Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports83GWh
In
117 Out
33
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 35%Solar 20%

Transfers · Mon 13 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 July 2026, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Jul
Imported
117GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
83GWh
Average net flow
3.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.53GWImporting

In 60.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.68GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 16.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 10.1 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.06GWImporting

In 25.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWGenerating

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 3.1 GWh

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