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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 1 April 2026

On Wednesday 1 April, demand averaged 31.5 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

31.5GW AVERAGEWind7.65 GW22%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass2.86 GW8%Solar1.32 GW4%Gas11.64 GW34%Imports4.94 GW14%Nuclear5.00 GW15%31.5GW AVERAGE22%8%34%14%15%
Price
£112.66/MWh
Day average £112.66
Demand31.5GW
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables28%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 1 April 2026, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 22%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £112.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 4.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (131 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (189 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £88.92/MWh at 04:00 to £155.12/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 40% 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 1.323.9%Wind 7.6522.4%Gas 11.6434.1%Hydro 0.682.0%Biomass 2.868.4%Nuclear 5.0014.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.5avgGeneration 29.1avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 12:10
Low 24.0 · 05:05Avg 31.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 29.1Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
113 Out
61
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 26%Solar 5%

Transfers · Wed 1 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 1 April 2026, Great Britain imported 113 GWh and exported 61 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 1 Apr
Imported
113GWh
Exported
61GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.16GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.27GWExporting

In 6.2 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.23GWExporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.65GWImporting

In 63.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.30GWExporting

In 7.3 GWhOut 14.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.18GWImporting

In 28.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 5.9 GWhPumped 2.4 GWh

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