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All-time record

Peak solar

The most solar ever generated in a half-hour. Nearly all GB solar is embedded, so this is PV Live's estimate - solar has been tracked nationally since 2013.

The record

16.3 GW

Set 2026-04-23 12:00:00 UTC

Recomputed from NESO's historic half-hourly data whenever new history is ingested. Eras a fuel wasn't tracked are excluded - never counted as zero.