All interconnectors
Fri 25 Sept- Imported
- 87GWh
- Exported
- 42GWh
- Net in
- 44GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.85GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 25 September 2026
On Friday 25 September 2026, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 26%. Demand peaked at 34.7 GW at 11:40. Carbon intensity averaged 142 g/kWh and the price £153.66/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 13.5 GW at 00:25.
- Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 12:30.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (209 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from £125.90/MWh at 14:00 to £194.97/MWh at 07:30.
- Gas made 34% 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 2.437.9%Wind 7.9926.1%Gas 9.0029.4%Hydro 0.441.4%Biomass 2.959.6%Nuclear 4.0113.1%
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£155.20
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131 g
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Demand 22.9Generation 21.8Transfers 1.1
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Demand 28.6avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 1.8avg
Peak demand34.7GW · 11:40
Low 21.6 · 05:25Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 1.8 GW
Net imports44GWh
In87
Out42
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 9%
Transfers · Fri 25 Sept
Interconnectors and storage
On Friday 25 September 2026, Great Britain imported 87 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2
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4
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.12GWExporting
-2
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4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 9.9 GWhOut 12.7 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.17GWImporting
-2
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4
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In 33.4 GWhOut 5.2 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.53GWExporting
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In 1.6 GWhOut 14.4 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.07GWExporting
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In 8.2 GWhOut 10.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage1.40GWImporting
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In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.03GWPumping
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Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh
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