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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 15 October 2026

On Thursday 15 October 2026, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 13:45. Carbon intensity averaged 106 g/kWh and the price £193.48/MWh.

Key moments

  • Wind generation peaked at 18.8 GW at 00:50.
  • Solar generation peaked at 5.1 GW at 13:00.
  • Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:30 (62 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (174 g/kWh).
  • The wholesale price ranged from £153.52/MWh at 02:00 to £260.04/MWh at 10:30.
  • Wind made 48% 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 1.253.8%Wind 13.7841.8%Gas 6.7320.4%Hydro 0.652.0%Biomass 2.126.4%Nuclear 4.3813.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 13:45
Low 24.5 · 05:15Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports32GWh
In
88 Out
56
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 48%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 15 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 15 October 2026, Great Britain imported 88 GWh and exported 56 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (28 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 15 Oct
Imported
88GWh
Exported
56GWh
Net in
32GWh
Average net flow
1.35GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.10GWExporting

In 4.5 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.89GWImporting

In 21.8 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.46GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.26GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 30.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWImporting

In 10.3 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.18GWImporting

In 28.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWGenerating

Generated 9.1 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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