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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 11 April 2026

On Saturday 11 April, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 67%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind19.66 GW57%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass0.82 GW2%Solar3.09 GW9%Gas3.56 GW10%Imports1.97 GW6%Nuclear5.11 GW15%29.5GW AVERAGE57%9%10%15%
Price
£4.39/MWh
Day average £4.39
Demand29.5GW
Generation 32.4Transfers −2.9
Fossil fuels10%
Renewables67%
Other23%
Carbon intensityLow
53g/kWh
0Day average 53300
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Key moments

On Saturday 11 April 2026, wind supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 37.0 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 53 g/kWh and the price £4.39/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.2 GW at 11:00. Solar generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 13:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (37 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (79 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£16.49/MWh at 11:30 to £35.56/MWh at 20:00. The price was below zero for 11 hours. Wind made 61% 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 3.099.0%Wind 19.6657.1%Gas 3.5610.3%Hydro 0.210.6%Biomass 0.822.4%Nuclear 5.1114.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers −2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.0GW · 12:45
Low 23.1 · 05:50Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain110%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers −2.9 GW
Net exports56GWh
In
43 Out
98
Zero-carbon share87%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 61%Solar 10%

Transfers · Sat 11 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 11 April 2026, Great Britain imported 43 GWh and exported 98 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (35 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (31 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 11 Apr
Imported
43GWh
Exported
98GWh
Net out
56GWh
Average net flow
2.31GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.65GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 15.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.41GWImporting

In 35.3 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.65GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 15.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.46GWExporting

In 5.5 GWhOut 16.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.30GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.59GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 18.8 GWh

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