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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 15 April 2026

On Wednesday 15 April, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind17.69 GW49%Hydro0.57 GW2%Biomass2.27 GW6%Solar2.00 GW6%Gas5.26 GW15%Imports2.87 GW8%Nuclear5.13 GW14%31.2GW AVERAGE49%15%8%14%
Price
£84.81/MWh
Day average £84.81
Demand31.2GW
Generation 32.9Transfers −1.7
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables57%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
76g/kWh
0Day average 76300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 15 April 2026, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 76 g/kWh and the price £84.81/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.0 GW at 15:05. Solar generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (112 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £31.60/MWh at 12:30 to £124.76/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 54% 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 2.005.6%Wind 17.6949.4%Gas 5.2614.7%Hydro 0.571.6%Biomass 2.276.3%Nuclear 5.1314.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 32.9avgTransfers −1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 10:30
Low 23.3 · 04:40Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain106%of demand
Generation 32.9Transfers −1.7 GW
Net exports39GWh
In
64 Out
103
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 54%Solar 6%

Transfers · Wed 15 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 15 April 2026, Great Britain imported 64 GWh and exported 103 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (57 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 15 Apr
Imported
64GWh
Exported
103GWh
Net out
39GWh
Average net flow
1.63GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.52GWExporting

In 4.3 GWhOut 16.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.00GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.38GWImporting

In 57.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.50GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWExporting

In 2.6 GWhOut 18.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.33GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.10GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 7.1 GWh

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