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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 15 July 2026

On Wednesday 15 July, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 33%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind5.06 GW16%Hydro0.29 GW1%Biomass2.59 GW8%Solar4.87 GW16%Gas10.09 GW33%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports4.54 GW15%Nuclear3.45 GW11%29.2GW AVERAGE16%8%16%33%15%11%
Price
£119.90/MWh
Day average £119.90
Demand29.2GW
Generation 26.4Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels33%
Renewables33%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 15 July 2026, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £119.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 10:10. Solar generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (224 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £76.77/MWh at 14:00 to £161.83/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 38% 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 4.8715.8%Wind 5.0616.4%Gas 10.0932.6%Hydro 0.290.9%Biomass 2.598.4%Nuclear 3.4511.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 12:30
Low 21.3 · 05:40Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
105 Out
39
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 18%

Transfers · Wed 15 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 15 July 2026, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (42 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 15 Jul
Imported
105GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.78GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.76GWImporting

In 42.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.18GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 28.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh

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