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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 19 April 2026

On Sunday 19 April, demand averaged 27.3 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

27.3GW AVERAGEWind4.92 GW17%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass2.13 GW7%Solar4.17 GW15%Gas4.64 GW16%Imports6.59 GW23%Nuclear5.41 GW19%27.3GW AVERAGE17%7%15%16%23%19%
Price
£92.04/MWh
Day average £92.04
Demand27.3GW
Generation 21.9Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables34%
Other50%
Carbon intensityLow
104g/kWh
0Day average 104300
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Key moments

On Sunday 19 April 2026, nuclear supplied 19% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 17:25. Carbon intensity averaged 104 g/kWh and the price £92.04/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 02:25. Solar generation peaked at 12.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (175 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £48.53/MWh at 11:00 to £119.64/MWh at 20:00. Nuclear made 25% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 14% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 4.1714.7%Wind 4.9217.3%Gas 4.6416.3%Hydro 0.622.2%Biomass 2.137.5%Nuclear 5.4119.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.3avgGeneration 21.9avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 17:25
Low 20.6 · 04:50Avg 27.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 21.9Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports129GWh
In
154 Out
25
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 3%Wind 22%Solar 19%

Transfers · Sun 19 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 19 April 2026, Great Britain imported 154 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 19 Apr
Imported
154GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
129GWh
Average net flow
5.36GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.50GWImporting

In 83.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.72GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.42GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 2.6 GWh

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