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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 29 July 2026

On Wednesday 29 July 2026, gas supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 13:15. Carbon intensity averaged 153 g/kWh and the price £128.83/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 00:00.
  • Solar generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 13:00.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (94 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (217 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £110.70/MWh at 01:30 to £194.72/MWh at 20:30.
  • Gas made 38% 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 4.3914.0%Wind 5.3617.1%Gas 9.5330.4%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 2.608.3%Nuclear 2.999.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 25.1avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 13:15
Low 21.7 · 05:45Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 25.1Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports103GWh
In
145 Out
41
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 1%Wind 21%Solar 17%

Transfers · Wed 29 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 29 July 2026, Great Britain imported 145 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (28 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 29 Jul
Imported
145GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
103GWh
Average net flow
4.30GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.20GWImporting

In 76.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.16GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 27.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 11.1 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWGenerating

Generated 5.0 GWhPumped 0.3 GWh

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