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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 30 October 2026

On Friday 30 October, demand averaged 31.0 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

31.0GW AVERAGEWind7.14 GW21%Hydro0.70 GW2%Biomass3.30 GW10%Solar1.79 GW5%Gas14.01 GW41%Imports2.12 GW6%Nuclear5.12 GW15%31.0GW AVERAGE21%10%41%15%
Price
£202.50/MWh
Day average £202.50
Demand31.0GW
Generation 32.1Transfers −1.0
Fossil fuels41%
Renewables28%
Other31%
Carbon intensityHigh
180g/kWh
0Day average 180300
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Key moments

On Friday 30 October 2026, gas supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 39.2 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 180 g/kWh and the price £202.50/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 11:05. Solar generation peaked at 8.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (132 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (217 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £171.41/MWh at 11:30 to £233.21/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 44% 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 1.795.2%Wind 7.1420.9%Gas 14.0141.0%Hydro 0.702.0%Biomass 3.309.7%Nuclear 5.1215.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.0avgGeneration 32.1avgTransfers −1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.2GW · 12:05
Low 24.7 · 03:30Avg 31.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain103%of demand
Generation 32.1Transfers −1.0 GW
Net exports17GWh
In
50 Out
67
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 6%

Transfers · Fri 30 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 30 October 2026, Great Britain imported 50 GWh and exported 67 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 30 Oct
Imported
50GWh
Exported
67GWh
Net out
17GWh
Average net flow
0.70GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.20GWExporting

In 14.1 GWhOut 18.9 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.27GWExporting

In 2.7 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.32GWPumping

Generated 0.5 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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