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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 July 2026

On Sunday 19 July 2026, wind supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 18%. Demand peaked at 30.1 GW at 14:25. Carbon intensity averaged 83 g/kWh and the price £76.32/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 03:45.
  • Solar generation peaked at 13.5 GW at 14:00.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (131 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £4.00/MWh at 12:00 to £151.00/MWh at 20:30.
  • 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 4.8017.9%Wind 6.9025.7%Gas 2.9711.1%Hydro 0.200.8%Biomass 1.425.3%Nuclear 3.4612.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 19.7avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.1GW · 14:25
Low 17.4 · 05:50Avg 24.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 19.7Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports136GWh
In
168 Out
33
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 24%

Transfers · Sun 19 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 July 2026, Great Britain imported 168 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Jul
Imported
168GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
136GWh
Average net flow
5.65GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.36GWImporting

In 80.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.34GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 32.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWImporting

In 19.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.48GWPumping

Generated 1.2 GWhPumped 12.7 GWh

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