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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 July 2026

On Monday 20 July 2026, gas supplied 19% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 18%. Demand peaked at 32.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 123 g/kWh and the price £120.12/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 00:00.
  • Solar generation peaked at 14.6 GW at 12:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (184 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £88.97/MWh at 14:30 to £161.97/MWh at 21:30.
  • Gas made 27% 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 5.1117.8%Wind 3.9913.9%Gas 5.5319.2%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 2.217.7%Nuclear 3.4612.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 20.6avgTransfers 6.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.9GW · 11:30
Low 19.6 · 04:05Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain75%of demand
Generation 20.6Transfers 6.7 GW
Net imports162GWh
In
193 Out
31
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 25%

Transfers · Mon 20 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 July 2026, Great Britain imported 193 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (89 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 Jul
Imported
193GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
162GWh
Average net flow
6.76GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.72GWImporting

In 89.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.30GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 2.7 GWh

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