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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 31 October 2026

On Saturday 31 October, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 18%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind3.25 GW11%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass3.32 GW11%Solar1.39 GW5%Gas12.45 GW42%Imports3.60 GW12%Nuclear5.13 GW17%28.8GW AVERAGE11%11%42%12%17%
Price
£218.32/MWh
Day average £218.32
Demand28.8GW
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels42%
Renewables18%
Other40%
Carbon intensityHigh
189g/kWh
0Day average 189300
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Key moments

On Saturday 31 October 2026, gas supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 12:05. Carbon intensity averaged 189 g/kWh and the price £218.32/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (153 g/kWh) and highest at 16:30 (227 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £195.45/MWh at 01:30 to £261.25/MWh at 16:30. Gas made 48% 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 1.394.7%Wind 3.2510.9%Gas 12.4541.8%Hydro 0.682.3%Biomass 3.3211.1%Nuclear 5.1317.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 26.2avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 12:05
Low 22.3 · 05:25Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 26.2Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports62GWh
In
84 Out
22
Zero-carbon share40%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 3%Wind 12%Solar 5%

Transfers · Sat 31 Oct

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 31 October 2026, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Norway (34 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 31 Oct
Imported
84GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
62GWh
Average net flow
2.59GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 4.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.36GWImporting

In 32.8 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.82GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWImporting

In 6.4 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.05GWGenerating

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 1.0 GWh

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