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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 23 April 2026

On Thursday 23 April, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind4.65 GW15%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.48 GW8%Solar5.25 GW17%Gas4.36 GW14%Imports7.55 GW25%Nuclear5.59 GW18%29.7GW AVERAGE15%8%17%14%25%18%
Price
£105.78/MWh
Day average £105.78
Demand29.7GW
Generation 22.9Transfers 6.8
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables34%
Other51%
Carbon intensityModerate
98g/kWh
0Day average 98300
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Key moments

On Thursday 23 April 2026, nuclear supplied 18% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 17%. Demand peaked at 35.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 98 g/kWh and the price £105.78/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 8.5 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 16.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (50 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (154 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.25/MWh at 01:00 to £133.15/MWh at 20:30. Nuclear made 24% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 14% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 5.2517.2%Wind 4.6515.2%Gas 4.3614.3%Hydro 0.591.9%Biomass 2.488.1%Nuclear 5.5918.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 22.9avgTransfers 6.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.9GW · 11:30
Low 22.1 · 04:20Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain77%of demand
Generation 22.9Transfers 6.8 GW
Net imports158GWh
In
173 Out
15
Zero-carbon share70%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 20%Solar 23%

Transfers · Thu 23 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 23 April 2026, Great Britain imported 173 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 23 Apr
Imported
173GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
158GWh
Average net flow
6.60GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.22GWImporting

In 29.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.43GWExporting

In 0.7 GWhOut 11.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.43GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 3.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.15GWGenerating

Generated 8.2 GWhPumped 4.5 GWh

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