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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 July 2026

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, gas supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 15:55. Carbon intensity averaged 134 g/kWh and the price £139.29/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 18:40.
  • Solar generation peaked at 10.0 GW at 13:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (96 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (178 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £122.59/MWh at 03:00 to £161.59/MWh at 21:30.
  • Gas made 32% 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 3.6712.4%Wind 4.9316.7%Gas 6.8823.3%Hydro 0.311.1%Biomass 2.498.4%Nuclear 3.4611.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.3avgGeneration 21.7avgTransfers 6.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 15:55
Low 20.8 · 05:05Avg 28.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain77%of demand
Generation 21.7Transfers 6.6 GW
Net imports154GWh
In
182 Out
28
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 17%

Transfers · Wed 22 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 July 2026, Great Britain imported 182 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Jul
Imported
182GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
154GWh
Average net flow
6.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.43GWImporting

In 34.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.33GWImporting

In 79.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.17GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 28.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 19.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 4.4 GWhPumped 0.3 GWh

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