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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 1 August 2026

On Saturday 1 August 2026, wind supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 31.3 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 112 g/kWh and the price £114.09/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 13:05.
  • Solar generation peaked at 13.0 GW at 12:00.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (173 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £34.86/MWh at 14:30 to £158.94/MWh at 21:30.
  • Wind made 28% 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 4.5316.9%Wind 6.0722.6%Gas 5.4320.2%Hydro 0.170.6%Biomass 1.786.7%Nuclear 3.3412.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.8avgGeneration 21.3avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.3GW · 12:55
Low 19.4 · 05:05Avg 24.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 21.3Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports89GWh
In
130 Out
41
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 21%

Transfers · Sat 1 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 1 August 2026, Great Britain imported 130 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 1 Aug
Imported
130GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
89GWh
Average net flow
3.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.21GWImporting

In 9.3 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.20GWImporting

In 76.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.37GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 32.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 2.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.14GWImporting

In 27.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWPumping

Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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