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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 17 October 2026

On Saturday 17 October, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind10.92 GW37%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.10 GW7%Solar1.90 GW6%Gas2.23 GW7%Imports7.21 GW24%Nuclear4.83 GW16%27.8GW AVERAGE37%7%7%24%16%
Price
£148.60/MWh
Day average £148.60
Demand27.8GW
Generation 22.6Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels7%
Renewables45%
Other47%
Carbon intensityLow
65g/kWh
0Day average 65300
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Key moments

On Saturday 17 October 2026, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 32.4 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 65 g/kWh and the price £148.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 07:30. Solar generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (44 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (118 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £87.77/MWh at 12:30 to £221.80/MWh at 17:00. 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 1.906.4%Wind 10.9236.6%Gas 2.237.5%Hydro 0.652.2%Biomass 2.107.1%Nuclear 4.8316.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 22.6avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.4GW · 18:50
Low 22.9 · 06:00Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 22.6Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports133GWh
In
169 Out
36
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 3%Wind 48%Solar 8%

Transfers · Sat 17 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 17 October 2026, Great Britain imported 169 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (36 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 17 Oct
Imported
169GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
133GWh
Average net flow
5.56GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.84GWImporting

In 68.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.49GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 35.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.45GWPumping

Generated 3.8 GWhPumped 14.6 GWh

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