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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 July 2026

On Thursday 16 July, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind3.20 GW10%Hydro0.35 GW1%Biomass2.63 GW8%Solar5.15 GW17%Gas11.51 GW37%Imports4.73 GW15%Nuclear3.46 GW11%28.8GW AVERAGE10%8%17%37%15%11%
Price
£126.99/MWh
Day average £126.99
Demand28.8GW
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.5
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables28%
Other35%
Carbon intensityHigh
178g/kWh
0Day average 178300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 July 2026, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 17%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 178 g/kWh and the price £126.99/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.1 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (100 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (236 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £92.27/MWh at 11:30 to £194.60/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 44% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 5.1516.6%Wind 3.2010.3%Gas 11.5137.1%Hydro 0.351.1%Biomass 2.638.5%Nuclear 3.4611.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 26.3avgTransfers 2.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 12:45
Low 20.9 · 05:05Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.3Transfers 2.5 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
107 Out
46
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 12%Solar 20%

Transfers · Thu 16 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 July 2026, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (43 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Jul
Imported
107GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.53GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.78GWImporting

In 42.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.22GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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