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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 27 October 2026

On Tuesday 27 October, demand averaged 33.2 GW. Renewables supplied 58%.

33.2GW AVERAGEWind18.29 GW50%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.40 GW7%Solar2.02 GW6%Gas5.85 GW16%Imports2.12 GW6%Nuclear5.09 GW14%33.2GW AVERAGE50%16%14%
Price
£124.50/MWh
Day average £124.50
Demand33.2GW
Generation 34.3Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables58%
Other26%
Carbon intensityLow
81g/kWh
0Day average 81300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 27 October 2026, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 39.7 GW at 12:40. Carbon intensity averaged 81 g/kWh and the price £124.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.0 GW at 02:55. Solar generation peaked at 8.6 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (124 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.25/MWh at 03:30 to £246.39/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 53% 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 2.025.5%Wind 18.2950.2%Gas 5.8516.1%Hydro 0.641.7%Biomass 2.406.6%Nuclear 5.0914.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.2avgGeneration 34.3avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.7GW · 12:40
Low 26.5 · 05:00Avg 33.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 34.3Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports18GWh
In
47 Out
66
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 2%Wind 53%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 27 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 27 October 2026, Great Britain imported 47 GWh and exported 66 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Denmark (26 GWh), and the most exports went to France (38 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 27 Oct
Imported
47GWh
Exported
66GWh
Net out
18GWh
Average net flow
0.76GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.46GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.09GWImporting

In 26.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.59GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 38.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.42GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 10.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.7 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.28GWPumping

Generated 3.6 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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