All interconnectors
Fri 14 Aug- Imported
- 134GWh
- Exported
- 24GWh
- Net in
- 110GWh
- Average net flow
- 4.59GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 14 August 2026
On Friday 14 August 2026, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 14:25. Carbon intensity averaged 169 g/kWh and the price £138.59/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 6.0 GW at 14:05.
- Solar generation peaked at 12.4 GW at 12:30.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (93 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (218 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from £103.46/MWh at 15:00 to £191.93/MWh at 19:30.
- Gas made 41% 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 4.0513.2%Wind 4.4614.5%Gas 10.1733.0%Hydro 0.361.2%Biomass 2.157.0%Nuclear 3.7812.3%
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£135.91
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183 g
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Demand 24.4Generation 21.3Transfers 3.1
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Demand 29.6avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 4.6avg
Peak demand36.0GW · 14:25
Low 22.0 · 05:05Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports110GWh
In134
Out24
Zero-carbon share51%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 16%
Transfers · Fri 14 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 14 August 2026, Great Britain imported 134 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (51 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.40GWImporting
-2
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4
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In 9.9 GWhOut 0.5 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage1.00GWImporting
-2
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2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage2.11GWImporting
-2
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2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 50.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.97GWExporting
-2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 23.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.68GWImporting
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In 16.7 GWhOut 0.4 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage1.38GWImporting
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In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.01GWGenerating
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Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh
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