UK electricity in August 2026
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in August 2026.
In August 2026, wind made 23% of Britain's electricity, then gas (22%). Renewables made 44%, against 45% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 156 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, August 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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August 2026 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 4,978 GWh | 22.7% |
| Gas | 4,837 GWh | 22.1% |
| Imports | 3,629 GWh | 16.6% |
| Nuclear | 3,108 GWh | 14.2% |
| Solar | 2,706 GWh | 12.3% |
| Biomass | 1,849 GWh | 8.4% |
| Other | 509 GWh | 2.3% |
| Hydro | 195 GWh | 0.9% |
| Pumped storage | 112 GWh | 0.5% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 44.4% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 58.6% |
Standout days
- Windiest day362.4 GWh of windWed, 5 August 2026
- Highest wind share47.2%Wed, 5 August 2026
- Sunniest day118.2 GWh of solarTue, 11 August 2026
- Cleanest day73 g/kWh averageWed, 5 August 2026
- Dirtiest day246 g/kWh averageMon, 17 August 2026
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1 Aug | 656 GWh | 22% | 20% | 12% | 17% | 135 g |
| Sun 2 Aug | 634 GWh | 10% | 21% | 13% | 17% | 151 g |
| Mon 3 Aug | 717 GWh | 23% | 21% | 12% | 15% | 148 g |
| Tue 4 Aug | 751 GWh | 28% | 25% | 12% | 10% | 153 g |
| Wed 5 Aug | 768 GWh | 47% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 73 g |
| Thu 6 Aug | 742 GWh | 32% | 17% | 13% | 12% | 126 g |
| Fri 7 Aug | 709 GWh | 22% | 24% | 13% | 16% | 149 g |
| Sat 8 Aug | 688 GWh | 28% | 16% | 14% | 16% | 117 g |
| Sun 9 Aug | 667 GWh | 25% | 16% | 14% | 16% | 129 g |
| Mon 10 Aug | 729 GWh | 17% | 24% | 13% | 16% | 172 g |
| Tue 11 Aug | 719 GWh | 18% | 20% | 13% | 16% | 166 g |
| Wed 12 Aug | 749 GWh | 25% | 24% | 12% | 15% | 141 g |
| Thu 13 Aug | 771 GWh | 8% | 36% | 12% | 14% | 216 g |
| Fri 14 Aug | 753 GWh | 14% | 32% | 12% | 13% | 200 g |
| Sat 15 Aug | 675 GWh | 18% | 22% | 14% | 12% | 154 g |
| Sun 16 Aug | 640 GWh | 5% | 32% | 15% | 11% | 229 g |
| Mon 17 Aug | 716 GWh | 7% | 44% | 14% | 9% | 246 g |
| Tue 18 Aug | 755 GWh | 29% | 33% | 14% | 7% | 154 g |
| Wed 19 Aug | 715 GWh | 16% | 36% | 15% | 11% | 194 g |
| Thu 20 Aug | 718 GWh | 24% | 30% | 15% | 10% | 161 g |
| Fri 21 Aug | 714 GWh | 23% | 25% | 15% | 12% | 160 g |
| Sat 22 Aug | 667 GWh | 23% | 9% | 16% | 15% | 138 g |
| Sun 23 Aug | 639 GWh | 7% | 14% | 17% | 16% | 167 g |
| Mon 24 Aug | 705 GWh | 21% | 17% | 15% | 14% | 148 g |
| Tue 25 Aug | 719 GWh | 37% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 92 g |
| Wed 26 Aug | 733 GWh | 32% | 17% | 15% | 10% | 136 g |
| Thu 27 Aug | 731 GWh | 23% | 27% | 16% | 6% | 178 g |
| Fri 28 Aug | 723 GWh | 31% | 15% | 16% | 9% | 157 g |
| Sat 29 Aug | 684 GWh | 26% | 16% | 17% | 5% | 169 g |
| Sun 30 Aug | 646 GWh | 19% | 14% | 18% | 10% | 152 g |
| Mon 31 Aug | 689 GWh | 33% | 11% | 17% | 11% | 125 g |