All interconnectors
Tue 13 Oct- Imported
- 31GWh
- Exported
- 87GWh
- Net out
- 56GWh
- Average net flow
- 2.32GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Daily record
Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 13 October 2026
On Tuesday 13 October 2026, wind supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 37.4 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 82 g/kWh and the price £125.18/MWh.
Key moments
- Wind generation peaked at 21.8 GW at 14:45.
- Solar generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 13:00.
- Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (122 g/kWh).
- The wholesale price ranged from £60.77/MWh at 13:30 to £175.38/MWh at 19:30.
- Wind made 55% 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 2.497.1%Wind 18.5753.2%Gas 5.5015.7%Hydro 0.541.6%Biomass 2.416.9%Nuclear 4.0811.7%
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£163.57
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Demand 25.6Generation 25.0Transfers 0.6
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Demand 30.8avgGeneration 33.6avgTransfers −2.8avg
Peak demand37.4GW · 13:05
Low 24.2 · 03:25Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain109%of demand
Generation 33.6Transfers −2.8 GW
Net exports56GWh
In31
Out87
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 55%Solar 7%
Transfers · Tue 13 Oct
Interconnectors and storage
On Tuesday 13 October 2026, Great Britain imported 31 GWh and exported 87 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (13 GWh), and the most exports went to France (27 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.63GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 15.1 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.17GWImporting
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In 11.9 GWhOut 7.8 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage1.12GWExporting
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In 0.3 GWhOut 27.3 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.70GWExporting
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In 0.5 GWhOut 17.2 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.34GWExporting
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In 5.9 GWhOut 13.9 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.29GWImporting
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In 12.8 GWhOut 5.8 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.48GWPumping
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Generated 0.7 GWhPumped 12.3 GWh
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