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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 July 2026

On Friday 17 July, demand averaged 28.2 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

28.2GW AVERAGEWind3.99 GW13%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.56 GW9%Solar4.78 GW16%Gas10.00 GW34%Imports4.56 GW15%Nuclear3.46 GW12%28.2GW AVERAGE13%9%16%34%15%12%
Price
£119.52/MWh
Day average £119.52
Demand28.2GW
Generation 25.1Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables31%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
163g/kWh
0Day average 163300
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Key moments

On Friday 17 July 2026, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 16%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 13:25. Carbon intensity averaged 163 g/kWh and the price £119.52/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 14.0 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (235 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.39/MWh at 14:30 to £142.76/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 40% 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 4.7816.1%Wind 3.9913.5%Gas 10.0033.7%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 2.568.6%Nuclear 3.4611.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.2avgGeneration 25.1avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.3GW · 13:25
Low 21.1 · 05:50Avg 28.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.1Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
107 Out
31
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 16%Solar 19%

Transfers · Fri 17 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 17 July 2026, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (41 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 17 Jul
Imported
107GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.17GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 12.5 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.71GWImporting

In 41.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 19.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 10.4 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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