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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 30 August 2026

On Sunday 30 August 2026, wind supplied 20% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 19%. Demand peaked at 30.8 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 107 g/kWh and the price £157.52/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 21:25.
  • Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 11:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (81 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (144 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £128.75/MWh at 05:00 to £173.45/MWh at 20:30.
  • Wind made 26% 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 2.579.7%Wind 5.2519.9%Gas 3.8514.6%Hydro 0.240.9%Biomass 3.2012.1%Nuclear 4.9518.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 24.9avgGeneration 20.0avgTransfers 4.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.8GW · 16:55
Low 19.6 · 06:35Avg 24.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 20.0Transfers 4.9 GW
Net imports111GWh
In
146 Out
34
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 1%Wind 26%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sun 30 Aug

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 30 August 2026, Great Britain imported 146 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 30 Aug
Imported
146GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
111GWh
Average net flow
4.64GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.01GWImporting

In 26.2 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.34GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 32.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.82GWImporting

In 20.0 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.23GWGenerating

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 0.1 GWh

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