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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 12 April 2026

On Sunday 12 April, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 60%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind16.51 GW49%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.35 GW4%Solar3.43 GW10%Gas5.39 GW16%Imports1.52 GW5%Nuclear5.13 GW15%28.8GW AVERAGE49%10%16%15%
Price
£57.46/MWh
Day average £57.46
Demand28.8GW
Generation 32.0Transfers −3.3
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables60%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
77g/kWh
0Day average 77300
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Key moments

On Sunday 12 April 2026, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 34.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 77 g/kWh and the price £57.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 21.0 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (40 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (147 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.23/MWh at 00:30 to £139.85/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 52% 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 3.4310.2%Wind 16.5149.2%Gas 5.3916.0%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 1.354.0%Nuclear 5.1315.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers −3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.8GW · 12:30
Low 21.5 · 05:45Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain111%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers −3.3 GW
Net exports71GWh
In
35 Out
106
Zero-carbon share79%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 52%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 12 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 12 April 2026, Great Britain imported 35 GWh and exported 106 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (30 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (26 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 12 Apr
Imported
35GWh
Exported
106GWh
Net out
71GWh
Average net flow
2.97GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.78GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 19.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.1 GWhOut 21.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average0.53GWImporting

In 29.9 GWhOut 17.2 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.41GWExporting

In 0.5 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.39GWExporting

In 1.6 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.01GWExporting

In 1.9 GWhOut 26.2 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.29GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 8.9 GWh

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