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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 11 October 2026

On Sunday 11 October 2026, wind supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 32.8 GW at 12:25. Carbon intensity averaged 123 g/kWh and the price £158.80/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 17.6 GW at 00:00.
  • Solar generation peaked at 9.2 GW at 12:00.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (209 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £112.19/MWh at 02:30 to £218.00/MWh at 19:30.
  • Wind made 32% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.237.8%Wind 7.0624.8%Gas 5.8220.5%Hydro 0.742.6%Biomass 2.308.1%Nuclear 4.0114.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.6avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.8GW · 12:25
Low 20.9 · 04:50Avg 27.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports131GWh
In
146 Out
16
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 3%Wind 32%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sun 11 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 11 October 2026, Great Britain imported 146 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 11 Oct
Imported
146GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
131GWh
Average net flow
5.44GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.19GWImporting

In 28.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.03GWImporting

In 49.7 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 14.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.79GWImporting

In 19.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.11GWImporting

In 26.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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