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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 July 2026

On Thursday 30 July 2026, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 14:10. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £131.58/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 14:50.
  • Solar generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 13:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (88 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (196 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £114.43/MWh at 13:30 to £166.09/MWh at 19:30.
  • Gas made 35% 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 3.8612.7%Wind 5.6318.5%Gas 8.4427.8%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.618.6%Nuclear 3.5611.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 14:10
Low 21.2 · 05:05Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports110GWh
In
143 Out
33
Zero-carbon share54%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 16%

Transfers · Thu 30 Jul

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 30 July 2026, Great Britain imported 143 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (75 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 30 Jul
Imported
143GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
110GWh
Average net flow
4.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 5.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.14GWImporting

In 75.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.98GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.03GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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