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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 26 April 2025

On Saturday 26 April, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

26.4GW AVERAGEWind5.09 GW19%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass1.71 GW6%Solar2.61 GW10%Gas6.97 GW26%Imports6.95 GW26%Nuclear3.58 GW13%26.4GW AVERAGE19%10%26%26%13%
Price
£80.90/MWh
Day average £80.90
Demand26.4GW
Generation 20.1Transfers 6.3
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables29%
Other45%
Carbon intensityModerate
135g/kWh
0Day average 135300
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Key moments

On Saturday 26 April 2025, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 31.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 135 g/kWh and the price £80.90/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 9.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (90 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (165 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £54.85/MWh at 15:00 to £102.43/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 35% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 32% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.619.6%Wind 5.0918.8%Gas 6.9725.7%Hydro 0.180.7%Biomass 1.716.3%Nuclear 3.5813.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 20.1avgTransfers 6.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.2GW · 11:30
Low 20.7 · 04:05Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain76%of demand
Generation 20.1Transfers 6.3 GW
Net imports150GWh
In
166 Out
16
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 25%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 26 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 26 April 2025, Great Britain imported 166 GWh and exported 16 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (13 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 26 Apr
Imported
166GWh
Exported
16GWh
Net in
150GWh
Average net flow
6.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.62GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 17.1 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.42GWExporting

In 2.9 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 1.0 GWhPumped 0.1 GWh

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