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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 18 October 2026

On Sunday 18 October, demand averaged 28.1 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

28.1GW AVERAGEWind9.72 GW33%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.46 GW8%Solar1.66 GW6%Gas4.47 GW15%Imports6.00 GW20%Nuclear4.86 GW16%28.1GW AVERAGE33%8%15%20%16%
Price
£160.93/MWh
Day average £160.93
Demand28.1GW
Generation 23.8Transfers 4.3
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables40%
Other45%
Carbon intensityLow
93g/kWh
0Day average 93300
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Key moments

On Sunday 18 October 2026, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.3 GW at 16:25. Carbon intensity averaged 93 g/kWh and the price £160.93/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 15:15. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (158 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £120.27/MWh at 04:30 to £206.40/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.665.6%Wind 9.7232.6%Gas 4.4715.0%Hydro 0.592.0%Biomass 2.468.3%Nuclear 4.8616.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.1avgGeneration 23.8avgTransfers 4.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.3GW · 16:25
Low 22.0 · 06:05Avg 28.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 23.8Transfers 4.3 GW
Net imports105GWh
In
142 Out
37
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 3%Wind 41%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sun 18 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 18 October 2026, Great Britain imported 142 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (50 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 18 Oct
Imported
142GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
105GWh
Average net flow
4.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 11.9 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.08GWImporting

In 49.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 35.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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