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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 17 August 2026

On Monday 17 August 2026, gas supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 33.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 207 g/kWh and the price £162.72/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 23:35.
  • Solar generation peaked at 8.1 GW at 13:00.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (176 g/kWh) and highest at 04:30 (243 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £136.07/MWh at 13:30 to £203.89/MWh at 06:30.
  • Gas made 52% 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 2.739.4%Wind 2.067.1%Gas 13.0344.9%Hydro 0.361.2%Biomass 2.508.6%Nuclear 4.1514.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 24.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.9GW · 13:00
Low 19.6 · 05:05Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports69GWh
In
95 Out
26
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 8%Solar 11%

Transfers · Mon 17 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 17 August 2026, Great Britain imported 95 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 17 Aug
Imported
95GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
69GWh
Average net flow
2.86GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 15.2 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.06GWImporting

In 28.5 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.66GWExporting

In 0.4 GWhOut 16.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWImporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh

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