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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 July 2026

On Tuesday 28 July 2026, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £102.19/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 10:50.
  • Solar generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 12:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (182 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £9.30/MWh at 13:00 to £169.34/MWh at 20:30.
  • Wind made 39% 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 3.6712.3%Wind 9.1130.4%Gas 5.3417.8%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 2.217.4%Nuclear 2.9810.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 23.5avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.4GW · 12:05
Low 20.1 · 05:05Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 23.5Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports125GWh
In
150 Out
25
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 16%

Transfers · Tue 28 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 July 2026, Great Britain imported 150 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (79 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Jul
Imported
150GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
125GWh
Average net flow
5.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.19GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.28GWImporting

In 78.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 6.1 GWh

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