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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 July 2026

On Tuesday 14 July, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 42%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind7.78 GW26%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass2.45 GW8%Solar4.71 GW15%Gas7.10 GW23%Imports4.90 GW16%Nuclear3.10 GW10%28.6GW AVERAGE26%8%15%23%16%10%
Price
£115.90/MWh
Day average £115.90
Demand28.6GW
Generation 25.5Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables42%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
123g/kWh
0Day average 123300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 July 2026, wind supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 123 g/kWh and the price £115.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 05:05. Solar generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (191 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £58.96/MWh at 14:00 to £174.09/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 30% 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 4.7115.5%Wind 7.7825.6%Gas 7.1023.3%Hydro 0.401.3%Biomass 2.458.0%Nuclear 3.1010.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 25.5avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 12:30
Low 20.7 · 05:10Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.5Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports71GWh
In
113 Out
42
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 18%

Transfers · Tue 14 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 July 2026, Great Britain imported 113 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (51 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 Jul
Imported
113GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net in
71GWh
Average net flow
2.94GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.12GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 3.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 12.2 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.12GWImporting

In 50.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.02GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.23GWImporting

In 29.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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