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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 9 April 2026

On Thursday 9 April, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind11.10 GW37%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass1.92 GW6%Solar2.13 GW7%Gas4.17 GW14%Imports5.36 GW18%Nuclear5.10 GW17%29.4GW AVERAGE37%7%14%18%17%
Price
£99.37/MWh
Day average £99.37
Demand29.4GW
Generation 25.0Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables45%
Other41%
Carbon intensityLow
85g/kWh
0Day average 85300
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Key moments

On Thursday 9 April 2026, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 35.5 GW at 13:45. Carbon intensity averaged 85 g/kWh and the price £99.37/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 18.5 GW at 22:30. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 21:30 (42 g/kWh) and highest at 07:30 (139 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £63.42/MWh at 23:30 to £120.43/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 44% 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 2.137.0%Wind 11.1036.6%Gas 4.1713.7%Hydro 0.571.9%Biomass 1.926.3%Nuclear 5.1016.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 25.0avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.5GW · 13:45
Low 21.4 · 05:00Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 25.0Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports104GWh
In
125 Out
21
Zero-carbon share76%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 44%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 9 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 9 April 2026, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (59 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 9 Apr
Imported
125GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
104GWh
Average net flow
4.34GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.36GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.95GWImporting

In 22.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.46GWImporting

In 59.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.46GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.27GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 19.5 GWhOut 1.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 3.0 GWh

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