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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 October 2025

On Sunday 26 October, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 63%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind19.13 GW60%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass0.73 GW2%Solar1.02 GW3%Gas2.42 GW8%Imports4.85 GW15%Nuclear3.74 GW12%30.4GW AVERAGE60%8%15%12%
Price
£26.46/MWh
Day average £26.46
Demand30.4GW
Generation 27.2Transfers 3.1
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables63%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
53g/kWh
0Day average 53300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 October 2025, wind supplied 60% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 17:15. Carbon intensity averaged 53 g/kWh and the price £26.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.3 GW at 20:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 21:00 (33 g/kWh) and highest at 01:00 (66 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£10.53/MWh at 22:30 to £70.05/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 2.5 hours. Wind made 70% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 35% across 2025.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.023.2%Wind 19.1359.6%Gas 2.427.6%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 0.732.3%Nuclear 3.7411.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 27.2avgTransfers 3.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 17:15
Low 23.3 · 05:30Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.2Transfers 3.1 GW
Net imports88GWh
In
117 Out
29
Zero-carbon share88%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 70%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 26 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 October 2025, Great Britain imported 117 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 26 Oct
Imported
117GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
88GWh
Average net flow
3.50GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.49GWImporting

In 13.7 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.11GWImporting

In 53.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.64GWExporting

In 1.8 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.64GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.23GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 8.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.35GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 13.3 GWh

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