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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 16 August 2026

On Sunday 16 August 2026, gas supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 30.8 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £147.23/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 2.7 GW at 00:05.
  • Solar generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 13:00.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (93 g/kWh) and highest at 22:30 (241 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £113.98/MWh at 15:00 to £189.35/MWh at 20:30.
  • Gas made 43% 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 3.0211.6%Wind 1.264.8%Gas 8.5632.9%Hydro 0.421.6%Biomass 2.529.7%Nuclear 4.0615.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 19.9avgTransfers 5.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.8GW · 13:05
Low 18.6 · 05:30Avg 24.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 19.9Transfers 5.0 GW
Net imports124GWh
In
145 Out
22
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 6%Solar 15%

Transfers · Sun 16 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 16 August 2026, Great Britain imported 145 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 16 Aug
Imported
145GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
124GWh
Average net flow
5.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.61GWImporting

In 62.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.90GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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