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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 25 August 2026

On Tuesday 25 August 2026, wind supplied 38% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 80 g/kWh and the price £134.18/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 20:55.
  • Solar generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 13:00.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (40 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (126 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £92.56/MWh at 13:30 to £175.24/MWh at 19:30.
  • Wind made 43% 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 3.6712.5%Wind 11.1838.2%Gas 3.3311.4%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 3.1210.7%Nuclear 4.6115.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.7avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 13:00
Low 20.4 · 05:00Avg 27.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports42GWh
In
75 Out
33
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 43%Solar 14%

Transfers · Tue 25 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 25 August 2026, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 25 Aug
Imported
75GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
42GWh
Average net flow
1.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.07GWImporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.69GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.54GWImporting

In 37.9 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.23GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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