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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 6 October 2026

On Tuesday 6 October 2026, gas supplied 46% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 13%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 209 g/kWh and the price £190.49/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 5.5 GW at 00:10.
  • Solar generation peaked at 6.6 GW at 11:30.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (176 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (247 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £134.09/MWh at 04:30 to £366.66/MWh at 18:30.
  • Gas made 54% 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 1.635.3%Wind 2.588.4%Gas 14.1245.7%Hydro 0.652.1%Biomass 3.1910.3%Nuclear 4.0113.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 11:30
Low 21.1 · 05:10Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
105 Out
46
Zero-carbon share34%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 10%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 6 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 6 October 2026, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 46 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (40 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 6 Oct
Imported
105GWh
Exported
46GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.45GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.05GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 18.3 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.51GWImporting

In 39.9 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.36GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 32.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWImporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.32GWGenerating

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 0.7 GWh

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