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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 24 August 2026

On Monday 24 August 2026, wind supplied 22% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 13:50. Carbon intensity averaged 111 g/kWh and the price £137.16/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 21:55.
  • Solar generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 12:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (162 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £95.33/MWh at 14:30 to £166.94/MWh at 19:00.
  • Wind made 27% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 4.1314.4%Wind 6.2521.8%Gas 5.1417.9%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 2.9710.3%Nuclear 4.4815.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.1avgGeneration 23.2avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 13:50
Low 18.9 · 05:05Avg 27.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 23.2Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports91GWh
In
128 Out
36
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 1%Wind 27%Solar 18%

Transfers · Mon 24 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 24 August 2026, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 24 Aug
Imported
128GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
91GWh
Average net flow
3.81GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.56GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.35GWImporting

In 80.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.24GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.45GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWGenerating

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh

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