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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 17 April 2026

On Friday 17 April, demand averaged 30.0 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

30.0GW AVERAGEWind13.46 GW41%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass2.64 GW8%Solar2.26 GW7%Gas5.05 GW15%Imports4.12 GW12%Nuclear5.06 GW15%30.0GW AVERAGE41%8%15%12%15%
Price
£78.95/MWh
Day average £78.95
Demand30.0GW
Generation 29.0Transfers 1.0
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables49%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
85g/kWh
0Day average 85300
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Key moments

On Friday 17 April 2026, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 15%. Demand peaked at 36.9 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 85 g/kWh and the price £78.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.5 GW at 16:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (114 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £21.31/MWh at 13:30 to £112.83/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 46% 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 2.266.8%Wind 13.4640.6%Gas 5.0515.2%Hydro 0.581.7%Biomass 2.647.9%Nuclear 5.0615.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.0avgGeneration 29.0avgTransfers 1.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.9GW · 12:50
Low 21.7 · 04:15Avg 30.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 29.0Transfers 1.0 GW
Net imports24GWh
In
94 Out
70
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 8%

Transfers · Fri 17 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 17 April 2026, Great Britain imported 94 GWh and exported 70 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (76 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 17 Apr
Imported
94GWh
Exported
70GWh
Net in
24GWh
Average net flow
0.98GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.42GWExporting

In 3.4 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.43GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 16.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.16GWImporting

In 75.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.05GWExporting

In 3.3 GWhOut 4.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.44GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 15.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 19.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 5.5 GWh

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