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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 19 October 2026

On Monday 19 October, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind9.77 GW29%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass2.98 GW9%Solar1.27 GW4%Gas10.52 GW31%Imports3.55 GW11%Nuclear4.90 GW15%31.2GW AVERAGE29%9%31%11%15%
Price
£181.86/MWh
Day average £181.86
Demand31.2GW
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels31%
Renewables35%
Other34%
Carbon intensityModerate
148g/kWh
0Day average 148300
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Key moments

On Monday 19 October 2026, gas supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 29%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 148 g/kWh and the price £181.86/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.8 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 5.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:00 (98 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (193 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £138.57/MWh at 23:30 to £221.83/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.273.8%Wind 9.7729.1%Gas 10.5231.4%Hydro 0.571.7%Biomass 2.988.9%Nuclear 4.9014.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 30.0avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 12:05
Low 22.4 · 05:15Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 30.0Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports26GWh
In
80 Out
54
Zero-carbon share55%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 33%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 19 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 19 October 2026, Great Britain imported 80 GWh and exported 54 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 19 Oct
Imported
80GWh
Exported
54GWh
Net in
26GWh
Average net flow
1.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.26GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 7.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 24.2 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.17GWExporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 10.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.40GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 33.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.53GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWGenerating

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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