All interconnectors
Mon 28 Sept- Imported
- 76GWh
- Exported
- 35GWh
- Net in
- 42GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.74GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 28 September 2026
On Monday 28 September 2026, gas supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 180 g/kWh and the price £166.37/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 8.7 GW at 00:00.
- Solar generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 12:00.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (119 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (235 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from £128.55/MWh at 12:00 to £267.79/MWh at 18:30.
- Gas made 45% 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 2.719.0%Wind 4.4114.7%Gas 11.8239.4%Hydro 0.602.0%Biomass 2.929.7%Nuclear 4.0113.4%
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£158.97
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Demand 23.1Generation 21.4Transfers 1.7
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Demand 28.5avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 2.0avg
Peak demand36.0GW · 12:45
Low 20.1 · 05:05Avg 28.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 2.0 GW
Net imports42GWh
In76
Out35
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 10%
Transfers · Mon 28 Sept
Interconnectors and storage
On Monday 28 September 2026, Great Britain imported 76 GWh and exported 35 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (16 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.17GWExporting
-2
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In 2.9 GWhOut 7.0 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.33GWImporting
-2
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In 13.6 GWhOut 5.7 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.68GWImporting
-2
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4
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In 18.1 GWhOut 1.9 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.60GWExporting
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In 1.3 GWhOut 15.6 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.10GWImporting
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In 6.9 GWhOut 4.5 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage1.40GWImporting
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In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.29GWGenerating
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Generated 7.6 GWhPumped 0.6 GWh
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