All interconnectors
Today so far- Imported
- 56GWh
- Exported
- 17GWh
- Net in
- 39GWh
- Net flow now
- 5.99GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity, live
At 12:20, Great Britain is using 33.6 GW. Wind supplies 29% and solar 18%.
Demand33.6GW=Generation28.4GW+Transfers5.2GWCarbon intensity69g/kWh LowPrice£162.67/MWh
Nuclear
4.65GW
steady13.1%
Biomass
2.99GW
down 0.128.4%
Hydro
0.51GW
down 0.081.4%
Gas
3.63GW
down 0.4510.2%
Wind
10.28GW
up 0.8128.9%
Solar
6.33GW
up 0.5617.8%
Imports + storage
7.18GW
up 0.1820.2%
12:2512:20
By day
Friday 16 October 2026 So far today
So far today, gas has supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 25%. Demand peaked at 33.6 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity has averaged 134 g/kWh and the price £192.38/MWh.
0
10
20
30
Now
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Solar 1.354.6%Wind 7.2924.8%Gas 7.7126.3%Hydro 0.632.2%Biomass 3.0910.5%Nuclear 4.5415.5%
0
100
200
300
00:0006:0012:0018:00
£162.67
0
100
200
00:0006:0012:0018:00
69 g
-10
0
10
20
30
40
Now
Demand 33.6Generation 28.4Transfers 5.2
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Demand 27.9avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 3.3avg
Peak demand33.6GW · 12:10
Low 22.8 · 05:05Avg 27.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports39GWh
In56
Out17
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 30%Solar 5%
Transfers · Today
Interconnectors and storage
So far today, Great Britain has imported 56 GWh and exported 17 GWh through its interconnectors. The most has come from France (20 GWh), and the most exports have gone to Ireland (13 GWh). At 12:20, the net flow is 5.99 GW in, 18% of demand.
Belgium
Nemo LinkNow0.58GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 3.3 GWhOut 1.5 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkNow1.42GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 10.5 GWhOut 0.5 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkNow3.00GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 20.5 GWhOut 1.1 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkNow1.19GWExporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 13.0 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedNow0.78GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 4.6 GWhOut 1.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkNow1.40GWImporting
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 17.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersNow0.77GWPumping
-2
0
2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 1.1 GWh
All cards share one scale, so you can compare their heights. Each country can have more than one cable.
Annual history
Great Britain’s electricity, year by year
How the mix has changed since 2012, from annual averages. In 2012, coal made 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind made 5%. In 2026 so far, coal makes 0% and wind makes 36%. Average carbon intensity fell from 505 to 141 gCO₂/kWh.
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026*
SolarWindGasHydroBiomassNuclearCoal
* 2026 so far. Yearly averages from the NESO historic generation mix, including embedded wind and solar.