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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 14 April 2026

On Tuesday 14 April, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind8.89 GW27%Hydro0.73 GW2%Biomass2.67 GW8%Solar2.61 GW8%Gas9.45 GW28%Imports3.81 GW11%Nuclear5.13 GW15%31.1GW AVERAGE27%8%8%28%11%15%
Price
£100.66/MWh
Day average £100.66
Demand31.1GW
Generation 29.5Transfers 1.6
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables37%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
137g/kWh
0Day average 137300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 14 April 2026, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 27%. Demand peaked at 37.6 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 137 g/kWh and the price £100.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.0 GW at 23:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (70 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (200 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.53/MWh at 13:30 to £138.11/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 32% 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 2.617.8%Wind 8.8926.7%Gas 9.4528.4%Hydro 0.732.2%Biomass 2.678.0%Nuclear 5.1315.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 29.5avgTransfers 1.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.6GW · 09:30
Low 23.2 · 05:05Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 29.5Transfers 1.6 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
85 Out
52
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 30%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 14 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 14 April 2026, Great Britain imported 85 GWh and exported 52 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (15 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 14 Apr
Imported
85GWh
Exported
52GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.38GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 9.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.29GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.67GWImporting

In 64.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.60GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 14.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.09GWExporting

In 6.7 GWhOut 8.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.02GWExporting

In 5.9 GWhOut 6.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWGenerating

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 1.6 GWh

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