All interconnectors
Tue 11 Aug- Imported
- 149GWh
- Exported
- 28GWh
- Net in
- 122GWh
- Average net flow
- 5.06GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 11 August 2026
On Tuesday 11 August 2026, gas supplied 21% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 33.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 123 g/kWh and the price £133.15/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 23:40.
- Solar generation peaked at 15.1 GW at 13:00.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (174 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from £84.74/MWh at 14:00 to £181.11/MWh at 19:30.
- Gas made 27% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 4.9216.9%Wind 5.4718.8%Gas 6.0720.8%Hydro 0.291.0%Biomass 2.257.7%Nuclear 3.7913.0%
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£129.06
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132 g
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Demand 23.9Generation 25.5Transfers -1.6
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Demand 27.7avgGeneration 22.8avgTransfers 5.0avg
Peak demand33.9GW · 13:00
Low 20.2 · 04:05Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.8Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports122GWh
In149
Out28
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 22%
Transfers · Tue 11 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 11 August 2026, Great Britain imported 149 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (62 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.56GWImporting
-2
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In 14.7 GWhOut 1.3 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.93GWImporting
-2
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In 24.3 GWhOut 2.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage2.57GWImporting
-2
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In 62.3 GWhOut 0.7 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.89GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 21.4 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.50GWImporting
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In 14.5 GWhOut 2.4 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage1.40GWImporting
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In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.11GWPumping
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Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 6.2 GWh
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