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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 25 July 2026

On Saturday 25 July 2026, wind supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 15%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 77 g/kWh and the price £74.05/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 15.2 GW at 12:05.
  • Solar generation peaked at 13.4 GW at 12:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (38 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (130 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from −£18.39/MWh at 13:00 to £148.33/MWh at 21:00. The price was below zero for 6 hours.
  • Wind made 47% 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 4.1814.6%Wind 11.4740.1%Gas 3.4212.0%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 1.826.3%Nuclear 3.1711.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 24.2avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 12:30
Low 19.8 · 05:15Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 24.2Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports61GWh
In
102 Out
41
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 47%Solar 17%

Transfers · Sat 25 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 25 July 2026, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (55 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 25 Jul
Imported
102GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
61GWh
Average net flow
2.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.10GWImporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.29GWImporting

In 54.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.98GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.32GWImporting

In 15.1 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.37GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 12.0 GWh

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