All interconnectors
Fri 18 Sept- Imported
- 53GWh
- Exported
- 62GWh
- Net out
- 9GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.39GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 18 September 2026
On Friday 18 September 2026, wind supplied 58% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 11%. Demand peaked at 35.4 GW at 13:55. Carbon intensity averaged 61 g/kWh and the price £78.70/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 22.2 GW at 17:40.
- Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 12:00.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (38 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (87 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from −£0.50/MWh at 23:30 to £167.78/MWh at 07:00. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours.
- Wind made 62% 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 2.106.6%Wind 18.4257.6%Gas 3.6511.4%Hydro 0.401.2%Biomass 1.625.1%Nuclear 3.3310.4%
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Demand 24.0Generation 28.9Transfers -4.9
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Demand 29.2avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers −0.3avg
Peak demand35.4GW · 13:55
Low 22.3 · 05:40Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports9GWh
In53
Out62
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 62%Solar 7%
Transfers · Fri 18 Sept
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 18 September 2026, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 62 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (24 GWh), and the most exports went to France (21 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.22GWExporting
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In 4.6 GWhOut 9.8 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage1.01GWImporting
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In 24.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.01GWExporting
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In 20.5 GWhOut 20.9 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.75GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 17.9 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.00GWIdle
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.43GWExporting
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In 3.1 GWhOut 13.4 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.10GWGenerating
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Generated 6.6 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh
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