All interconnectors
Thu 17 Sept- Imported
- 40GWh
- Exported
- 72GWh
- Net out
- 32GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.31GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 17 September 2026
On Thursday 17 September 2026, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 12%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 66 g/kWh and the price £99.32/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 19.6 GW at 11:25.
- Solar generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 12:30.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (35 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (102 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from −£2.25/MWh at 12:30 to £176.18/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 2 hours.
- Wind made 58% 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 2.728.4%Wind 17.7454.6%Gas 3.9212.1%Hydro 0.421.3%Biomass 2.577.9%Nuclear 3.3110.2%
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£130.28
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Demand 23.9Generation 27.9Transfers -4.0
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Demand 29.1avgGeneration 30.7avgTransfers −1.6avg
Peak demand35.9GW · 12:40
Low 20.3 · 04:05Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 30.7Transfers −1.6 GW
Net exports32GWh
In40
Out72
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 58%Solar 9%
Transfers · Thu 17 Sept
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 17 September 2026, Great Britain imported 40 GWh and exported 72 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.57GWExporting
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In 0.1 GWhOut 13.8 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.06GWExporting
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In 9.5 GWhOut 10.9 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.63GWImporting
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In 28.0 GWhOut 12.8 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.86GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 20.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.46GWExporting
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In 2.8 GWhOut 13.8 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.25GWPumping
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Generated 2.5 GWhPumped 8.4 GWh
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