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Great Britain covers England, Scotland and Wales; Northern Ireland operates in a separate electricity market.
Archived daily context
Archived daily context (2026-09-28): Monday 28 September, measured average generation was about 26.8 GW. Renewables averaged 26.8% of measured generation, gas averaged 11.8 GW, wind averaged 3.6 GW and solar averaged 2.7 GW.
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