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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 20 April 2026

On Monday 20 April, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind4.69 GW15%Hydro0.75 GW2%Biomass2.40 GW8%Solar3.80 GW12%Gas7.64 GW25%Imports6.40 GW21%Nuclear5.46 GW18%30.1GW AVERAGE15%8%12%25%21%18%
Price
£96.22/MWh
Day average £96.22
Demand30.1GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 5.4
Fossil fuels25%
Renewables30%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
132g/kWh
0Day average 132300
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Key moments

On Monday 20 April 2026, gas supplied 25% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 11:55. Carbon intensity averaged 132 g/kWh and the price £96.22/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (86 g/kWh) and highest at 06:30 (171 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £81.45/MWh at 04:30 to £125.41/MWh at 07:30. Gas made 31% 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 3.8012.2%Wind 4.6915.1%Gas 7.6424.5%Hydro 0.752.4%Biomass 2.407.7%Nuclear 5.4617.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 5.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 11:55
Low 21.8 · 05:00Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 5.4 GW
Net imports125GWh
In
149 Out
24
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 3%Wind 19%Solar 15%

Transfers · Mon 20 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 20 April 2026, Great Britain imported 149 GWh and exported 24 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (63 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 20 Apr
Imported
149GWh
Exported
24GWh
Net in
125GWh
Average net flow
5.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.11GWImporting

In 26.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.62GWImporting

In 62.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.4 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.10GWImporting

In 26.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 4.8 GWhPumped 0.5 GWh

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