All interconnectors
Fri 4 Sept- Imported
- 47GWh
- Exported
- 74GWh
- Net out
- 27GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.13GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 4 September 2026
On Friday 4 September 2026, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 35.6 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 71 g/kWh and the price £83.60/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 20.9 GW at 14:15.
- Solar generation peaked at 7.4 GW at 13:00.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (40 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (118 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from −£1.69/MWh at 12:30 to £163.41/MWh at 07:30. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours.
- Wind made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.046.2%Wind 16.9051.5%Gas 4.1312.6%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 2.989.1%Nuclear 4.5713.9%
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£32.19
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72 g
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Demand 24.5Generation 29.3Transfers -4.8
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Demand 29.2avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers −1.6avg
Peak demand35.6GW · 12:05
Low 22.0 · 05:35Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers −1.6 GW
Net exports27GWh
In47
Out74
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 55%Solar 7%
Transfers · Fri 4 Sept
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 4 September 2026, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 74 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (20 GWh), and the most exports went to France (29 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.49GWExporting
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In 0.7 GWhOut 12.5 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.47GWImporting
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In 18.9 GWhOut 7.7 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.36GWExporting
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In 20.3 GWhOut 28.8 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.64GWExporting
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In 0.3 GWhOut 15.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.26GWExporting
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In 1.8 GWhOut 8.2 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.15GWImporting
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In 5.0 GWhOut 1.5 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.46GWPumping
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Generated 0.7 GWhPumped 11.8 GWh
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