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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 23 October 2026

On Friday 23 October, demand averaged 33.0 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

33.0GW AVERAGEWind13.82 GW41%Hydro0.61 GW2%Biomass2.62 GW8%Solar0.70 GW2%Gas4.08 GW12%Imports7.12 GW21%Nuclear4.99 GW15%33.0GW AVERAGE41%8%12%21%15%
Price
£156.04/MWh
Day average £156.04
Demand33.0GW
Generation 26.8Transfers 6.2
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables45%
Other43%
Carbon intensityLow
82g/kWh
0Day average 82300
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Key moments

On Friday 23 October 2026, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 38.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 82 g/kWh and the price £156.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.6 GW at 22:25. Solar generation peaked at 2.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 22:00 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 14:00 (114 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £46.04/MWh at 23:30 to £215.85/MWh at 13:00. Wind made 52% 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 0.702.1%Wind 13.8240.7%Gas 4.0812.0%Hydro 0.611.8%Biomass 2.627.7%Nuclear 4.9914.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.0avgGeneration 26.8avgTransfers 6.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.6GW · 11:30
Low 24.0 · 05:05Avg 33.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 26.8Transfers 6.2 GW
Net imports145GWh
In
163 Out
18
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 19%Hydro 2%Wind 52%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 23 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 23 October 2026, Great Britain imported 163 GWh and exported 18 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 23 Oct
Imported
163GWh
Exported
18GWh
Net in
145GWh
Average net flow
6.06GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 26.2 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.75GWImporting

In 66.6 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.8 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.19GWImporting

In 28.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWGenerating

Generated 7.4 GWhPumped 5.2 GWh

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