All interconnectors
Wed 30 Sept- Imported
- 54GWh
- Exported
- 70GWh
- Net out
- 16GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.68GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 30 September 2026
On Wednesday 30 September 2026, wind supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 39.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £120.38/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 20.1 GW at 03:20.
- Solar generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 13:00.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (176 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from £45.16/MWh at 03:00 to £184.97/MWh at 08:30.
- Wind made 50% 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 2.678.0%Wind 15.5646.4%Gas 7.0621.1%Hydro 0.471.4%Biomass 1.414.2%Nuclear 4.0112.0%
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£134.23
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176 g
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Demand 25.8Generation 26.1Transfers -0.3
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Demand 30.4avgGeneration 31.2avgTransfers −0.8avg
Peak demand39.4GW · 12:30
Low 23.2 · 05:05Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 31.2Transfers −0.8 GW
Net exports16GWh
In54
Out70
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 50%Solar 9%
Transfers · Wed 30 Sept
Interconnectors and storage
On Wednesday 30 September 2026, Great Britain imported 54 GWh and exported 70 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (23 GWh), and the most exports went to France (37 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.48GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 11.6 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.90GWImporting
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In 22.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.54GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 37.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.29GWExporting
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In 1.4 GWhOut 8.3 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.09GWExporting
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In 7.3 GWhOut 9.4 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.81GWImporting
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In 22.2 GWhOut 2.7 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.08GWPumping
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Generated 2.7 GWhPumped 4.7 GWh
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