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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 26 August 2026

On Wednesday 26 August 2026, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 18%. Demand peaked at 35.2 GW at 13:35. Carbon intensity averaged 107 g/kWh and the price £147.40/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 00:00.
  • Solar generation peaked at 10.4 GW at 13:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (156 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £119.78/MWh at 14:30 to £194.83/MWh at 18:30.
  • Wind made 37% 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 3.0510.2%Wind 9.7632.6%Gas 5.2517.5%Hydro 0.210.7%Biomass 3.2310.8%Nuclear 4.7115.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.5avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.2GW · 13:35
Low 20.7 · 05:40Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports53GWh
In
87 Out
34
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 12%

Transfers · Wed 26 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 26 August 2026, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (38 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 26 Aug
Imported
87GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
53GWh
Average net flow
2.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 6.1 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.52GWImporting

In 38.3 GWhOut 1.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.25GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWGenerating

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 1.4 GWh

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