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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 29 October 2026

On Thursday 29 October, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind4.75 GW14%Hydro0.80 GW2%Biomass3.28 GW10%Solar1.24 GW4%Gas16.86 GW49%Imports2.21 GW6%Nuclear5.11 GW15%31.5GW AVERAGE14%10%49%15%
Price
£215.20/MWh
Day average £215.20
Demand31.5GW
Generation 32.1Transfers −0.5
Fossil fuels49%
Renewables20%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
209g/kWh
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Key moments

On Thursday 29 October 2026, gas supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 38.5 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 209 g/kWh and the price £215.20/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (232 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £179.72/MWh at 01:00 to £277.99/MWh at 16:00. Gas made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.243.6%Wind 4.7513.9%Gas 16.8649.2%Hydro 0.802.3%Biomass 3.289.6%Nuclear 5.1114.9%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers −0.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.5GW · 12:50
Low 25.2 · 05:10Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers −0.5 GW
Net exports16GWh
In
49 Out
65
Zero-carbon share37%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 4%

Transfers · Thu 29 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 29 October 2026, Great Britain imported 49 GWh and exported 65 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to France (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 29 Oct
Imported
49GWh
Exported
65GWh
Net out
16GWh
Average net flow
0.65GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 18.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.58GWExporting

In 11.5 GWhOut 25.3 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.08GWImporting

In 3.8 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.80GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 0.7 GWh

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