All interconnectors
Sun 23 Aug- Imported
- 201GWh
- Exported
- 34GWh
- Net in
- 167GWh
- Average net flow
- 6.94GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 23 August 2026
On Sunday 23 August 2026, nuclear supplied 17% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 17%. Demand peaked at 29.0 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 113 g/kWh and the price £110.51/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 3.6 GW at 00:05.
- Solar generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 13:30.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (66 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (178 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from £13.48/MWh at 11:30 to £168.09/MWh at 20:00.
- Nuclear made 25% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 14% across 2026 so far.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 4.3816.9%Wind 1.987.6%Gas 3.7214.3%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 2.8110.8%Nuclear 4.4017.0%
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£146.07
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162 g
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Demand 21.9Generation 15.6Transfers 6.3
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Demand 24.4avgGeneration 17.5avgTransfers 6.9avg
Peak demand29.0GW · 12:50
Low 19.0 · 05:45Avg 24.40–30 GW
Made in Great Britain72%of demand
Generation 17.5Transfers 6.9 GW
Net imports167GWh
In201
Out34
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 11%Solar 25%
Transfers · Sun 23 Aug
Interconnectors and storage
On Sunday 23 August 2026, Great Britain imported 201 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (90 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (34 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.86GWImporting
-2
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4
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In 20.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage1.35GWImporting
-2
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2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 32.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage3.74GWImporting
-2
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2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 89.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage1.41GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 33.9 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage1.01GWImporting
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In 24.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage1.40GWImporting
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In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.01GWPumping
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Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 2.5 GWh
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