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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 August 2026

On Monday 3 August 2026, wind supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 121 g/kWh and the price £125.72/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 18:25.
  • Solar generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 12:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (58 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (175 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £93.72/MWh at 13:30 to £156.48/MWh at 19:30.
  • Wind made 29% 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 4.4015.1%Wind 6.9423.8%Gas 6.2421.4%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 2.558.8%Nuclear 3.4411.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 12:55
Low 19.0 · 05:05Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports102GWh
In
125 Out
23
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 29%Solar 18%

Transfers · Mon 3 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 August 2026, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (46 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Aug
Imported
125GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
102GWh
Average net flow
4.26GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.88GWImporting

In 45.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.8 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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