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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 29 August 2026

On Saturday 29 August 2026, wind supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 29.8 GW at 13:15. Carbon intensity averaged 110 g/kWh and the price £127.57/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 00:15.
  • Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 14:00.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (65 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (161 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £80.15/MWh at 04:00 to £163.46/MWh at 19:00.
  • Wind made 35% 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 1.545.5%Wind 7.4826.9%Gas 4.4416.0%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 2.9610.6%Nuclear 4.9117.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 21.6avgTransfers 4.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand29.8GW · 13:15
Low 20.7 · 05:50Avg 26.00–30 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 21.6Transfers 4.5 GW
Net imports112GWh
In
148 Out
36
Zero-carbon share66%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 35%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 29 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 29 August 2026, Great Britain imported 148 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 29 Aug
Imported
148GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
112GWh
Average net flow
4.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.94GWImporting

In 70.9 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.49GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 35.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.02GWImporting

In 24.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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