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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 24 October 2026

On Saturday 24 October, demand averaged 31.7 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

31.7GW AVERAGEWind18.10 GW55%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass0.91 GW3%Solar0.27 GW1%Gas4.00 GW12%Imports4.21 GW13%Nuclear5.04 GW15%31.7GW AVERAGE55%12%13%15%
Price
£66.78/MWh
Day average £66.78
Demand31.7GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables57%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
73g/kWh
0Day average 73300
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Key moments

On Saturday 24 October 2026, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 37.9 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 73 g/kWh and the price £66.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.7 GW at 15:35. Solar generation peaked at 1.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:30 (54 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (110 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £14.89/MWh at 23:30 to £162.43/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 63% 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 0.270.8%Wind 18.1054.7%Gas 4.0012.1%Hydro 0.561.7%Biomass 0.912.8%Nuclear 5.0415.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.7avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.9GW · 18:05
Low 24.0 · 05:50Avg 31.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports76GWh
In
98 Out
22
Zero-carbon share83%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 63%Solar 1%

Transfers · Sat 24 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 24 October 2026, Great Britain imported 98 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (33 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 24 Oct
Imported
98GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
76GWh
Average net flow
3.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 16.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.14GWImporting

In 30.9 GWhOut 3.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.22GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 11.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.36GWPumping

Generated 3.0 GWhPumped 11.6 GWh

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