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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 28 August 2026

On Friday 28 August 2026, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.3 GW at 13:35. Carbon intensity averaged 102 g/kWh and the price £136.05/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 14.3 GW at 19:50.
  • Solar generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 13:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (173 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £96.95/MWh at 15:00 to £169.24/MWh at 06:30.
  • 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 2.809.5%Wind 9.2431.3%Gas 4.4715.1%Hydro 0.220.8%Biomass 3.2110.9%Nuclear 4.9116.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 24.9avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.3GW · 13:35
Low 19.9 · 05:00Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 24.9Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
112 Out
37
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 11%

Transfers · Fri 28 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 28 August 2026, Great Britain imported 112 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 28 Aug
Imported
112GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.12GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.08GWImporting

In 27.6 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.62GWImporting

In 62.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.42GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 0.5 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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