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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 16 April 2026

On Thursday 16 April, demand averaged 30.4 GW. Renewables supplied 50%.

30.4GW AVERAGEWind13.33 GW39%Hydro0.60 GW2%Biomass2.47 GW7%Solar3.09 GW9%Gas6.43 GW19%Imports3.31 GW10%Nuclear5.03 GW15%30.4GW AVERAGE39%7%9%19%10%15%
Price
£94.15/MWh
Day average £94.15
Demand30.4GW
Generation 31.0Transfers −0.6
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables50%
Other32%
Carbon intensityLow
98g/kWh
0Day average 98300
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Key moments

On Thursday 16 April 2026, wind supplied 39% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 98 g/kWh and the price £94.15/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 17.7 GW at 02:05. Solar generation peaked at 10.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (63 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (166 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £68.53/MWh at 15:30 to £115.39/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 43% 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 3.099.0%Wind 13.3338.9%Gas 6.4318.8%Hydro 0.601.8%Biomass 2.477.2%Nuclear 5.0314.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.4avgGeneration 31.0avgTransfers −0.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 13:05
Low 23.1 · 05:15Avg 30.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain102%of demand
Generation 31.0Transfers −0.6 GW
Net exports8GWh
In
75 Out
83
Zero-carbon share71%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 43%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 16 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 16 April 2026, Great Britain imported 75 GWh and exported 83 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (58 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 16 Apr
Imported
75GWh
Exported
83GWh
Net out
8GWh
Average net flow
0.34GW out

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.26GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.78GWExporting

In 3.7 GWhOut 22.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.41GWImporting

In 58.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.48GWExporting

In 0.8 GWhOut 12.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWExporting

In 7.5 GWhOut 12.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.02GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 4.0 GWhPumped 10.1 GWh

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