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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 8 April 2026

On Wednesday 8 April, demand averaged 29.2 GW. Renewables supplied 36%.

29.2GW AVERAGEWind6.22 GW20%Hydro0.71 GW2%Biomass1.93 GW6%Solar4.17 GW14%Gas6.67 GW22%Imports6.09 GW20%Nuclear5.08 GW16%29.2GW AVERAGE20%14%22%20%16%
Price
£105.57/MWh
Day average £105.57
Demand29.2GW
Generation 24.8Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables36%
Other42%
Carbon intensityModerate
116g/kWh
0Day average 116300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 8 April 2026, gas supplied 22% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 20%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity averaged 116 g/kWh and the price £105.57/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.1 GW at 00:10. Solar generation peaked at 13.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (167 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £81.93/MWh at 13:30 to £141.00/MWh at 08:00. Gas made 27% 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 4.1713.5%Wind 6.2220.2%Gas 6.6721.6%Hydro 0.712.3%Biomass 1.936.2%Nuclear 5.0816.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.2avgGeneration 24.8avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 13:00
Low 22.4 · 05:00Avg 29.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 24.8Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
136 Out
40
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 3%Wind 25%Solar 17%

Transfers · Wed 8 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 8 April 2026, Great Britain imported 136 GWh and exported 40 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (66 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 8 Apr
Imported
136GWh
Exported
40GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
4.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.67GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.55GWImporting

In 15.8 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.75GWImporting

In 66.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.31GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.36GWImporting

In 12.7 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.43GWGenerating

Generated 10.6 GWhPumped 0.3 GWh

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