UK electricity in July 2026
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in July 2026.
In July 2026, wind made 23% of Britain's electricity, then gas (22%). Renewables made 45%, against 39% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 146 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, July 2026
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Biomass
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Solar
- Other
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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July 2026 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 5,168 GWh | 22.8% |
| Gas | 5,015 GWh | 22.1% |
| Imports | 4,405 GWh | 19.4% |
| Solar | 3,323 GWh | 14.7% |
| Nuclear | 2,370 GWh | 10.5% |
| Biomass | 1,508 GWh | 6.7% |
| Other | 554 GWh | 2.4% |
| Hydro | 208 GWh | 0.9% |
| Pumped storage | 114 GWh | 0.5% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 45.0% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 55.5% |
Standout days
- Windiest day377.5 GWh of windThu, 2 July 2026
- Highest wind share46.3%Thu, 2 July 2026
- Sunniest day130.6 GWh of solarSun, 12 July 2026
- Cleanest day68 g/kWh averageSat, 4 July 2026
- Dirtiest day204 g/kWh averageFri, 10 July 2026
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Jul | 759 GWh | 15% | 38% | 9% | 12% | 193 g |
| Thu 2 Jul | 815 GWh | 46% | 14% | 9% | 15% | 78 g |
| Fri 3 Jul | 707 GWh | 24% | 13% | 10% | 17% | 123 g |
| Sat 4 Jul | 711 GWh | 46% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 68 g |
| Sun 5 Jul | 672 GWh | 28% | 13% | 11% | 13% | 117 g |
| Mon 6 Jul | 771 GWh | 38% | 13% | 9% | 14% | 86 g |
| Tue 7 Jul | 756 GWh | 25% | 18% | 9% | 15% | 127 g |
| Wed 8 Jul | 793 GWh | 9% | 35% | 9% | 16% | 184 g |
| Thu 9 Jul | 798 GWh | 7% | 37% | 9% | 16% | 196 g |
| Fri 10 Jul | 782 GWh | 8% | 39% | 9% | 15% | 204 g |
| Sat 11 Jul | 686 GWh | 17% | 25% | 10% | 17% | 150 g |
| Sun 12 Jul | 683 GWh | 30% | 13% | 11% | 19% | 91 g |
| Mon 13 Jul | 736 GWh | 29% | 18% | 10% | 16% | 120 g |
| Tue 14 Jul | 748 GWh | 25% | 23% | 10% | 15% | 136 g |
| Wed 15 Jul | 759 GWh | 16% | 32% | 11% | 15% | 169 g |
| Thu 16 Jul | 759 GWh | 10% | 36% | 11% | 16% | 199 g |
| Fri 17 Jul | 732 GWh | 13% | 33% | 11% | 16% | 183 g |
| Sat 18 Jul | 662 GWh | 28% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 134 g |
| Sun 19 Jul | 661 GWh | 25% | 11% | 13% | 17% | 117 g |
| Mon 20 Jul | 709 GWh | 13% | 19% | 12% | 17% | 174 g |
| Tue 21 Jul | 712 GWh | 16% | 25% | 12% | 12% | 164 g |
| Wed 22 Jul | 727 GWh | 16% | 23% | 11% | 12% | 175 g |
| Thu 23 Jul | 735 GWh | 18% | 22% | 11% | 13% | 199 g |
| Fri 24 Jul | 733 GWh | 23% | 19% | 11% | 15% | 156 g |
| Sat 25 Jul | 704 GWh | 39% | 12% | 11% | 14% | 92 g |
| Sun 26 Jul | 662 GWh | 41% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 82 g |
| Mon 27 Jul | 715 GWh | 26% | 14% | 10% | 13% | 171 g |
| Tue 28 Jul | 743 GWh | 29% | 17% | 10% | 12% | 138 g |
| Wed 29 Jul | 771 GWh | 17% | 30% | 9% | 14% | 177 g |
| Thu 30 Jul | 747 GWh | 18% | 27% | 11% | 12% | 171 g |
| Fri 31 Jul | 718 GWh | 17% | 29% | 12% | 16% | 158 g |