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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 4 April 2026

On Saturday 4 April, demand averaged 28.4 GW. Renewables supplied 53%.

28.4GW AVERAGEWind14.10 GW45%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass1.00 GW3%Solar1.81 GW6%Gas3.21 GW10%Imports5.18 GW17%Nuclear5.04 GW16%28.4GW AVERAGE45%10%17%16%
Price
£61.11/MWh
Day average £61.11
Demand28.4GW
Generation 25.8Transfers 2.6
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables53%
Other36%
Carbon intensityLow
66g/kWh
0Day average 66300
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Key moments

On Saturday 4 April 2026, wind supplied 45% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 33.6 GW at 20:00. Carbon intensity averaged 66 g/kWh and the price £61.11/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.7 GW at 18:25. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (37 g/kWh) and highest at 08:30 (105 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £3.97/MWh at 01:00 to £132.19/MWh at 10:00. Wind made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.815.8%Wind 14.1045.5%Gas 3.2110.4%Hydro 0.652.1%Biomass 1.003.2%Nuclear 5.0416.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.4avgGeneration 25.8avgTransfers 2.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.6GW · 20:00
Low 21.3 · 05:00Avg 28.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 25.8Transfers 2.6 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
114 Out
55
Zero-carbon share84%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 3%Wind 55%Solar 7%

Transfers · Sat 4 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 4 April 2026, Great Britain imported 114 GWh and exported 55 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 4 Apr
Imported
114GWh
Exported
55GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 12.8 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.91GWImporting

In 69.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 20.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.04GWExporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.27GWExporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 14.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWGenerating

Generated 9.9 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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