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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 7 April 2026

On Tuesday 7 April, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind13.50 GW42%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.26 GW4%Solar4.47 GW14%Gas2.79 GW9%Imports4.90 GW15%Nuclear5.08 GW16%29.9GW AVERAGE42%14%9%15%16%
Price
£54.23/MWh
Day average £54.23
Demand29.9GW
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels9%
Renewables57%
Other35%
Carbon intensityLow
57g/kWh
0Day average 57300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 7 April 2026, wind supplied 42% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 57 g/kWh and the price £54.23/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.0 GW at 16:00. Solar generation peaked at 14.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (20 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (92 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£57.82/MWh at 13:00 to £121.64/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 5 hours. Wind made 49% 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 4.4713.8%Wind 13.5041.6%Gas 2.798.6%Hydro 0.441.4%Biomass 1.263.9%Nuclear 5.0815.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 27.5avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 12:50
Low 22.4 · 04:30Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.5Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports59GWh
In
110 Out
51
Zero-carbon share85%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 49%Solar 16%

Transfers · Tue 7 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 7 April 2026, Great Britain imported 110 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (78 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 7 Apr
Imported
110GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net in
59GWh
Average net flow
2.47GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.18GWExporting

In 5.6 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.26GWImporting

In 78.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.88GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 21.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.23GWExporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.25GWImporting

In 12.3 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 9.4 GWh

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