All interconnectors
Tue 22 Sept- Imported
- 104GWh
- Exported
- 34GWh
- Net in
- 70GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.90GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 22 September 2026
On Tuesday 22 September 2026, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 190 g/kWh and the price £158.52/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 03:40.
- Solar generation peaked at 10.6 GW at 12:00.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (125 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (229 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from £122.03/MWh at 13:30 to £236.80/MWh at 18:00.
- Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 2.718.9%Wind 3.5711.8%Gas 12.2840.5%Hydro 0.501.7%Biomass 2.989.8%Nuclear 3.6912.2%
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£149.06
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189 g
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Demand 23.4Generation 20.7Transfers 2.7
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Demand 28.8avgGeneration 25.7avgTransfers 3.0avg
Peak demand36.4GW · 12:10
Low 20.8 · 05:00Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain89%of demand
Generation 25.7Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports70GWh
In104
Out34
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 14%Solar 11%
Transfers · Tue 22 Sept
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 22 September 2026, Great Britain imported 104 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (49 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
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4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.27GWImporting
-2
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4
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In 12.2 GWhOut 5.7 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage2.02GWImporting
-2
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2
4
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In 49.4 GWhOut 0.8 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.96GWExporting
-2
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In 0.0 GWhOut 22.9 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.16GWImporting
-2
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In 8.7 GWhOut 4.9 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage1.40GWImporting
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4
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In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.15GWGenerating
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Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh
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