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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 July 2026

On Monday 27 July 2026, wind supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 35.1 GW at 14:15. Carbon intensity averaged 103 g/kWh and the price £109.53/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 00:40.
  • Solar generation peaked at 12.4 GW at 14:00.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (172 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 03:00 to £151.03/MWh at 19:30.
  • Wind made 36% 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 3.7613.0%Wind 7.6626.5%Gas 4.2114.6%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.378.2%Nuclear 2.9810.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 21.2avgTransfers 6.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.1GW · 14:15
Low 19.7 · 05:10Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain77%of demand
Generation 21.2Transfers 6.4 GW
Net imports153GWh
In
179 Out
26
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 36%Solar 18%

Transfers · Mon 27 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 July 2026, Great Britain imported 179 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (79 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Jul
Imported
179GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
153GWh
Average net flow
6.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 14.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.27GWImporting

In 78.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.07GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.87GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 5.5 GWhPumped 4.4 GWh

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