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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 13 April 2026

On Monday 13 April, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind4.85 GW15%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.11 GW6%Solar3.82 GW12%Gas11.40 GW35%Imports4.95 GW15%Nuclear5.13 GW16%31.1GW AVERAGE15%12%35%15%16%
Price
£117.80/MWh
Day average £117.80
Demand31.1GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 3.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables28%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
158g/kWh
0Day average 158300
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Key moments

On Monday 13 April 2026, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 16%. Demand peaked at 38.2 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 158 g/kWh and the price £117.80/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (116 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (201 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £93.54/MWh at 16:00 to £186.39/MWh at 08:30. Gas made 41% 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 3.8211.6%Wind 4.8514.8%Gas 11.4034.7%Hydro 0.581.8%Biomass 2.116.4%Nuclear 5.1315.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 3.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.2GW · 11:05
Low 22.8 · 05:00Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 3.2 GW
Net imports72GWh
In
113 Out
41
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 14%

Transfers · Mon 13 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 13 April 2026, Great Britain imported 113 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 13 Apr
Imported
113GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
72GWh
Average net flow
3.00GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWExporting

In 3.6 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.17GWImporting

In 7.0 GWhOut 2.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.00GWImporting

In 72.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.93GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.37GWExporting

In 1.2 GWhOut 10.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.21GWImporting

In 29.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWGenerating

Generated 6.0 GWhPumped 0.1 GWh

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