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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 2 August 2026

On Sunday 2 August 2026, gas supplied 21% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 17%. Demand peaked at 29.4 GW at 13:55. Carbon intensity averaged 129 g/kWh and the price £130.72/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 23:35.
  • Solar generation peaked at 13.3 GW at 12:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (71 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (180 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £102.68/MWh at 11:30 to £155.78/MWh at 19:00.
  • Gas made 29% 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 4.4717.3%Wind 2.7210.5%Gas 5.4721.2%Hydro 0.281.1%Biomass 2.529.8%Nuclear 3.3713.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.5avgGeneration 18.8avgTransfers 5.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.4GW · 13:55
Low 18.1 · 05:50Avg 24.50–30 GW
Made in Great Britain77%of demand
Generation 18.8Transfers 5.7 GW
Net imports134GWh
In
164 Out
30
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 14%Solar 24%

Transfers · Sun 2 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 2 August 2026, Great Britain imported 164 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (77 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 2 Aug
Imported
164GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
134GWh
Average net flow
5.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.58GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.20GWImporting

In 76.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.26GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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