All interconnectors
Sat 10 Oct- Imported
- 34GWh
- Exported
- 105GWh
- Net out
- 71GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.96GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 10 October 2026
On Saturday 10 October 2026, wind supplied 62% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 33.8 GW at 13:35. Carbon intensity averaged 54 g/kWh and the price £81.24/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 22.3 GW at 12:55.
- Solar generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 14:00.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (31 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (83 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from £5.31/MWh at 13:00 to £193.80/MWh at 19:30.
- Wind made 65% 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 2.377.1%Wind 20.4961.9%Gas 3.4810.5%Hydro 0.461.4%Biomass 0.752.3%Nuclear 4.0112.1%
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£142.27
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63 g
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Demand 25.1Generation 25.8Transfers -0.7
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Demand 28.1avgGeneration 31.6avgTransfers −3.5avg
Peak demand33.8GW · 13:35
Low 21.7 · 05:05Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain112%of demand
Generation 31.6Transfers −3.5 GW
Net exports71GWh
In34
Out105
Zero-carbon share87%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 65%Solar 7%
Transfers · Sat 10 Oct
Interconnectors and storage
On Saturday 10 October 2026, Great Britain imported 34 GWh and exported 105 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (18 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (26 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.51GWExporting
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In 0.4 GWhOut 12.7 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.08GWExporting
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In 9.4 GWhOut 11.3 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.16GWExporting
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In 18.2 GWhOut 22.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage1.10GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 26.5 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.40GWExporting
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In 1.2 GWhOut 10.9 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.70GWExporting
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In 5.1 GWhOut 22.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.51GWPumping
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Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 15.3 GWh
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