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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 13 August 2026

On Thursday 13 August 2026, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 15%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 14:25. Carbon intensity averaged 184 g/kWh and the price £142.52/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 5.4 GW at 00:00.
  • Solar generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 12:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (234 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £114.83/MWh at 01:00 to £217.84/MWh at 19:30.
  • Gas made 47% 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 4.5614.5%Wind 2.728.7%Gas 11.6237.1%Hydro 0.371.2%Biomass 1.685.3%Nuclear 3.7912.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 14:25
Low 21.6 · 05:50Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports122GWh
In
152 Out
30
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 18%

Transfers · Thu 13 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 13 August 2026, Great Britain imported 152 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 13 Aug
Imported
152GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
122GWh
Average net flow
5.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 10.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.82GWImporting

In 67.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.25GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.35GWImporting

In 32.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWGenerating

Generated 6.3 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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