All interconnectors
Sat 8 Aug- Imported
- 100GWh
- Exported
- 57GWh
- Net in
- 43GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.81GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 8 August 2026
On Saturday 8 August 2026, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 31.4 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 94 g/kWh and the price £82.74/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 19:25.
- Solar generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 12:30.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (136 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from −£7.20/MWh at 13:30 to £162.94/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 5 hours.
- Wind made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 4.5616.4%Wind 8.1329.2%Gas 4.7016.9%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 1.826.5%Nuclear 3.9514.2%
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£126.19
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94 g
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Demand 22.9Generation 21.6Transfers 1.3
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Demand 25.1avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 1.8avg
Peak demand31.4GW · 12:45
Low 18.9 · 05:45Avg 25.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports43GWh
In100
Out57
Zero-carbon share72%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 20%
Transfers · Sat 8 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 8 August 2026, Great Britain imported 100 GWh and exported 57 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.20GWImporting
-2
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4
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In 7.8 GWhOut 3.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.05GWExporting
-2
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4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 9.3 GWhOut 10.4 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage2.51GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 60.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage1.24GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 29.7 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.05GWExporting
-2
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In 7.2 GWhOut 8.5 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.43GWImporting
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4
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In 15.3 GWhOut 5.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.05GWPumping
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Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 8.1 GWh
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