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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 3 October 2026

On Saturday 3 October 2026, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 24%. Demand peaked at 31.6 GW at 14:50. Carbon intensity averaged 139 g/kWh and the price £160.16/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 01:20.
  • Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 13:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (81 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (227 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £126.53/MWh at 11:00 to £196.25/MWh at 18:30.
  • Gas made 33% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.428.5%Wind 6.7923.7%Gas 8.0228.0%Hydro 0.501.7%Biomass 2.659.3%Nuclear 4.0114.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 24.4avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.6GW · 14:50
Low 20.8 · 05:00Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 24.4Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports51GWh
In
97 Out
46
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 28%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 3 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 3 October 2026, Great Britain imported 97 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 3 Oct
Imported
97GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net in
51GWh
Average net flow
2.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.18GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 11.8 GWhOut 4.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.22GWImporting

In 34.0 GWhOut 4.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.22GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 9.6 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 4.6 GWhPumped 3.2 GWh

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