All interconnectors
Tue 8 Sept- Imported
- 57GWh
- Exported
- 68GWh
- Net out
- 11GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.46GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 8 September 2026
On Tuesday 8 September 2026, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 84 g/kWh and the price £144.64/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 20.3 GW at 22:50.
- Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 14:30.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (121 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from £94.28/MWh at 15:00 to £189.17/MWh at 07:30.
- Wind made 54% 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 2.116.4%Wind 16.4950.2%Gas 5.5617.0%Hydro 0.331.0%Biomass 2.607.9%Nuclear 3.249.9%
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£112.79
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Demand 25.2Generation 29.2Transfers -3.9
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Demand 29.8avgGeneration 30.3avgTransfers −0.6avg
Peak demand36.1GW · 12:30
Low 22.8 · 02:55Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 30.3Transfers −0.6 GW
Net exports11GWh
In57
Out68
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 54%Solar 7%
Transfers · Tue 8 Sept
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 8 September 2026, Great Britain imported 57 GWh and exported 68 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (37 GWh), and the most exports went to France (23 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.40GWExporting
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In 3.7 GWhOut 13.4 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.18GWExporting
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In 5.7 GWhOut 10.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.59GWImporting
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In 37.5 GWhOut 23.2 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.67GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 16.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.21GWImporting
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In 10.6 GWhOut 5.7 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.12GWPumping
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Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh
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