All interconnectors
Thu 1 Oct- Imported
- 53GWh
- Exported
- 77GWh
- Net out
- 24GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.00GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 1 October 2026
On Thursday 1 October 2026, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 35.3 GW at 13:45. Carbon intensity averaged 169 g/kWh and the price £151.89/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 23:20.
- Solar generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 11:30.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (114 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (205 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from £118.35/MWh at 04:30 to £195.77/MWh at 19:30.
- Gas made 40% 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 3.2710.1%Wind 7.6623.7%Gas 11.9837.1%Hydro 0.581.8%Biomass 2.377.3%Nuclear 4.0112.4%
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£162.19
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Demand 24.3Generation 26.5Transfers -2.2
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Demand 29.1avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers −0.8avg
Peak demand35.3GW · 13:45
Low 20.8 · 05:05Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers −0.8 GW
Net exports24GWh
In53
Out77
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 11%
Transfers · Thu 1 Oct
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 1 October 2026, Great Britain imported 53 GWh and exported 77 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (42 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.43GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 10.2 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.44GWImporting
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In 13.6 GWhOut 3.2 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.76GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 42.2 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.47GWExporting
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In 1.2 GWhOut 12.5 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.16GWExporting
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In 4.7 GWhOut 8.5 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage1.38GWImporting
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In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.18GWGenerating
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Generated 6.1 GWhPumped 1.8 GWh
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