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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 22 April 2026

On Wednesday 22 April, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 51%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind10.56 GW33%Hydro0.50 GW2%Biomass2.45 GW8%Solar5.04 GW16%Gas2.32 GW7%Imports5.34 GW17%Nuclear5.65 GW18%30.5GW AVERAGE33%8%16%7%17%18%
Price
£59.83/MWh
Day average £59.83
Demand30.5GW
Generation 26.5Transfers 4.0
Fossil fuels7%
Renewables51%
Other42%
Carbon intensityLow
62g/kWh
0Day average 62300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 22 April 2026, wind supplied 33% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 38.0 GW at 13:20. Carbon intensity averaged 62 g/kWh and the price £59.83/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.4 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 15.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (27 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (91 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£27.46/MWh at 14:30 to £126.90/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 6 hours. Wind made 40% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 5.0415.8%Wind 10.5633.1%Gas 2.327.3%Hydro 0.501.6%Biomass 2.457.7%Nuclear 5.6517.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 26.5avgTransfers 4.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand38.0GW · 13:20
Low 22.8 · 05:05Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 26.5Transfers 4.0 GW
Net imports101GWh
In
122 Out
21
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 40%Solar 19%

Transfers · Wed 22 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 22 April 2026, Great Britain imported 122 GWh and exported 21 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (9 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 22 Apr
Imported
122GWh
Exported
21GWh
Net in
101GWh
Average net flow
4.22GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.16GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.66GWImporting

In 63.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 1.5 GWhOut 4.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.19GWImporting

In 10.9 GWhOut 6.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.1 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 5.6 GWhPumped 10.8 GWh

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