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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 26 October 2026

On Monday 26 October, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind17.85 GW50%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.54 GW7%Solar0.31 GW1%Gas5.01 GW14%Imports3.95 GW11%Nuclear5.08 GW14%33.8GW AVERAGE50%7%14%11%14%
Price
£161.21/MWh
Day average £161.21
Demand33.8GW
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables53%
Other33%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Monday 26 October 2026, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 14%. Demand peaked at 42.0 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £161.21/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.3 GW at 13:00. Solar generation peaked at 1.3 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:30 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (109 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £34.93/MWh at 23:30 to £238.03/MWh at 17:00. Wind made 57% 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 0.310.9%Wind 17.8550.4%Gas 5.0114.2%Hydro 0.641.8%Biomass 2.547.2%Nuclear 5.0814.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 31.4avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.0GW · 12:50
Low 23.8 · 04:10Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 31.4Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports58GWh
In
89 Out
31
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 57%Solar 1%

Transfers · Mon 26 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 26 October 2026, Great Britain imported 89 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 26 Oct
Imported
89GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
58GWh
Average net flow
2.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.20GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 7.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 20.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWImporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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