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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 5 April 2026

On Sunday 5 April, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 62%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind15.66 GW49%Hydro0.47 GW1%Biomass0.94 GW3%Solar3.81 GW12%Gas2.40 GW8%Imports3.64 GW11%Nuclear5.06 GW16%28.6GW AVERAGE49%12%8%11%16%
Price
£20.87/MWh
Day average £20.87
Demand28.6GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 0.2
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables62%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
51g/kWh
0Day average 51300
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Key moments

On Sunday 5 April 2026, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 51 g/kWh and the price £20.87/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.6 GW at 01:50. Solar generation peaked at 12.7 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (31 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (82 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£58.54/MWh at 14:00 to £113.98/MWh at 23:00. The price was below zero for 7 hours. Wind made 55% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.8111.9%Wind 15.6648.9%Gas 2.407.5%Hydro 0.471.5%Biomass 0.943.0%Nuclear 5.0615.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 0.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 13:05
Low 21.5 · 05:05Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 0.2 GW
Net imports20GWh
In
84 Out
64
Zero-carbon share88%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 55%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sun 5 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 5 April 2026, Great Britain imported 84 GWh and exported 64 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (52 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 5 Apr
Imported
84GWh
Exported
64GWh
Net in
20GWh
Average net flow
0.84GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.31GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.17GWImporting

In 52.1 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.39GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 33.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWImporting

In 7.9 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.78GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 22.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.61GWPumping

Generated 3.3 GWhPumped 18.0 GWh

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