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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 22 October 2026

On Thursday 22 October, demand averaged 32.5 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

32.5GW AVERAGEWind10.83 GW32%Hydro0.54 GW2%Biomass2.73 GW8%Solar2.14 GW6%Gas5.88 GW17%Imports7.00 GW21%Nuclear4.97 GW15%32.5GW AVERAGE32%8%17%21%15%
Price
£146.12/MWh
Day average £146.12
Demand32.5GW
Generation 27.1Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables40%
Other43%
Carbon intensityLow
106g/kWh
0Day average 106300
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Key moments

On Thursday 22 October 2026, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 39.9 GW at 12:15. Carbon intensity averaged 106 g/kWh and the price £146.12/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.6 GW at 01:10. Solar generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (195 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £89.37/MWh at 03:30 to £219.36/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 40% 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 2.146.3%Wind 10.8331.8%Gas 5.8817.2%Hydro 0.541.6%Biomass 2.738.0%Nuclear 4.9714.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.5avgGeneration 27.1avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.9GW · 12:15
Low 24.4 · 05:25Avg 32.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain83%of demand
Generation 27.1Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports134GWh
In
163 Out
29
Zero-carbon share68%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 8%

Transfers · Thu 22 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 22 October 2026, Great Britain imported 163 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (29 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 22 Oct
Imported
163GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
134GWh
Average net flow
5.57GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.31GWImporting

In 31.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.42GWImporting

In 58.8 GWhOut 0.6 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.19GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 28.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.20GWImporting

In 28.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.11GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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