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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 16 October 2026

On Friday 16 October, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind9.21 GW29%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass3.10 GW10%Solar2.31 GW7%Gas7.14 GW23%Imports4.59 GW15%Nuclear4.62 GW15%30.0GW AVERAGE29%10%7%23%15%15%
Price
£187.48/MWh
Day average £187.48
Demand30.0GW
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables38%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
120g/kWh
0Day average 120300
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Key moments

On Friday 16 October 2026, wind supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 23%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 120 g/kWh and the price £187.48/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.8 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 9.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (174 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £155.09/MWh at 23:30 to £222.65/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 34% 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 2.317.3%Wind 9.2129.1%Gas 7.1422.6%Hydro 0.642.0%Biomass 3.109.8%Nuclear 4.6214.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 27.0avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 12:45
Low 22.8 · 05:05Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.0Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
107 Out
34
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 34%Solar 9%

Transfers · Fri 16 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 16 October 2026, Great Britain imported 107 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (39 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 16 Oct
Imported
107GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.20GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.57GWImporting

In 38.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.10GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWImporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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