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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 10 April 2026

On Friday 10 April, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind11.61 GW36%Hydro0.51 GW2%Biomass1.76 GW5%Solar3.27 GW10%Gas5.53 GW17%Imports4.79 GW15%Nuclear5.12 GW16%30.1GW AVERAGE36%10%17%15%16%
Price
£85.03/MWh
Day average £85.03
Demand30.1GW
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.3
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables47%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
89g/kWh
0Day average 89300
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Key moments

On Friday 10 April 2026, wind supplied 36% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 36.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 89 g/kWh and the price £85.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.3 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (33 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (126 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £23.93/MWh at 04:00 to £126.15/MWh at 19:00. Wind made 42% 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 3.2710.0%Wind 11.6135.6%Gas 5.5317.0%Hydro 0.511.6%Biomass 1.765.4%Nuclear 5.1215.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 27.8avgTransfers 2.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.2GW · 11:00
Low 22.8 · 05:00Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 27.8Transfers 2.3 GW
Net imports54GWh
In
105 Out
51
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 42%Solar 12%

Transfers · Fri 10 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 10 April 2026, Great Britain imported 105 GWh and exported 51 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 10 Apr
Imported
105GWh
Exported
51GWh
Net in
54GWh
Average net flow
2.25GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.07GWImporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.30GWImporting

In 14.8 GWhOut 7.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.52GWImporting

In 60.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 2.3 GWhOut 14.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.24GWExporting

In 7.1 GWhOut 13.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.10GWImporting

In 12.4 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 9.7 GWhPumped 9.2 GWh

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