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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 9 August 2026

On Sunday 9 August 2026, wind supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 30.5 GW at 17:50. Carbon intensity averaged 96 g/kWh and the price £92.56/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 00:10.
  • Solar generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 13:00.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (174 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £2.28/MWh at 12:00 to £149.18/MWh at 19:30.
  • Wind made 32% 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 4.3215.9%Wind 6.8725.3%Gas 4.4616.5%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 1.866.8%Nuclear 3.8614.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.2avgGeneration 21.6avgTransfers 3.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.5GW · 17:50
Low 18.7 · 05:50Avg 25.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 21.6Transfers 3.6 GW
Net imports93GWh
In
128 Out
34
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 32%Solar 20%

Transfers · Sun 9 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 9 August 2026, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 9 Aug
Imported
128GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
93GWh
Average net flow
3.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.49GWImporting

In 59.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.36GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 32.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.48GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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