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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 28 October 2026

On Wednesday 28 October, demand averaged 32.3 GW. Renewables supplied 41%.

32.3GW AVERAGEWind12.45 GW35%Hydro0.76 GW2%Biomass3.14 GW9%Solar1.16 GW3%Gas9.95 GW28%Imports2.84 GW8%Nuclear5.10 GW14%32.3GW AVERAGE35%9%28%8%14%
Price
£199.60/MWh
Day average £199.60
Demand32.3GW
Generation 32.6Transfers −0.3
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables41%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
132g/kWh
0Day average 132300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 28 October 2026, wind supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 28%. Demand peaked at 39.6 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 132 g/kWh and the price £199.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.1 GW at 10:40. Solar generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (69 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (206 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £161.06/MWh at 04:00 to £245.89/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 38% 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 1.163.3%Wind 12.4535.2%Gas 9.9528.1%Hydro 0.762.1%Biomass 3.148.9%Nuclear 5.1014.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 32.3avgGeneration 32.6avgTransfers −0.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.6GW · 11:05
Low 25.9 · 05:30Avg 32.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain101%of demand
Generation 32.6Transfers −0.3 GW
Net exports8GWh
In
61 Out
69
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 38%Solar 4%

Transfers · Wed 28 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 28 October 2026, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 69 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (33 GWh), and the most exports went to France (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 28 Oct
Imported
61GWh
Exported
69GWh
Net out
8GWh
Average net flow
0.33GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 5.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.45GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 8.6 GWhOut 29.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.67GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 16.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.40GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 11.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 6.8 GWhPumped 5.1 GWh

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