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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 10 August 2026

On Monday 10 August 2026, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 136 g/kWh and the price £119.12/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 01:55.
  • Solar generation peaked at 14.2 GW at 13:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (206 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £85.04/MWh at 13:30 to £164.22/MWh at 20:30.
  • Gas made 31% 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 4.7716.0%Wind 5.2217.5%Gas 7.3024.5%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 2.297.7%Nuclear 3.8112.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 23.7avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 11:30
Low 18.9 · 05:05Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.7Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports103GWh
In
140 Out
37
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 20%

Transfers · Mon 10 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 10 August 2026, Great Britain imported 140 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 10 Aug
Imported
140GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
103GWh
Average net flow
4.28GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 24.1 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.29GWImporting

In 57.0 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.24GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.26GWImporting

In 30.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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