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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 2 April 2026

On Thursday 2 April, demand averaged 31.4 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

31.4GW AVERAGEWind7.72 GW23%Hydro0.69 GW2%Biomass2.95 GW9%Solar3.76 GW11%Gas8.47 GW25%Imports4.75 GW14%Nuclear5.01 GW15%31.4GW AVERAGE23%9%11%25%14%15%
Price
£102.84/MWh
Day average £102.84
Demand31.4GW
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.8
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables37%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
125g/kWh
0Day average 125300
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Key moments

On Thursday 2 April 2026, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 37.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 125 g/kWh and the price £102.84/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.5 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (163 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £82.09/MWh at 16:30 to £134.62/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 30% 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 3.7611.3%Wind 7.7223.1%Gas 8.4725.4%Hydro 0.692.1%Biomass 2.958.9%Nuclear 5.0115.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.4avgGeneration 28.6avgTransfers 2.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.8GW · 12:30
Low 23.9 · 05:05Avg 31.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 28.6Transfers 2.8 GW
Net imports67GWh
In
108 Out
41
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 27%Solar 13%

Transfers · Thu 2 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 2 April 2026, Great Britain imported 108 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (53 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 2 Apr
Imported
108GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
67GWh
Average net flow
2.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.03GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 2.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.18GWImporting

In 53.2 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.74GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 19.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 12.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.07GWImporting

In 25.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 6.4 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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