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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 24 April 2026

On Friday 24 April, demand averaged 29.0 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

29.0GW AVERAGEWind1.69 GW6%Hydro0.62 GW2%Biomass3.00 GW10%Solar5.30 GW18%Gas6.53 GW22%Imports7.58 GW25%Nuclear5.41 GW18%29.0GW AVERAGE10%18%22%25%18%
Price
£103.89/MWh
Day average £103.89
Demand29.0GW
Generation 22.6Transfers 6.5
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables25%
Other53%
Carbon intensityModerate
134g/kWh
0Day average 134300
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Key moments

On Friday 24 April 2026, gas supplied 22% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 18%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 09:30. Carbon intensity averaged 134 g/kWh and the price £103.89/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 16.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (60 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.25/MWh at 11:00 to £129.14/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 29% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 5.3017.6%Wind 1.695.6%Gas 6.5321.7%Hydro 0.622.1%Biomass 3.0010.0%Nuclear 5.4118.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.0avgGeneration 22.6avgTransfers 6.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 09:30
Low 23.1 · 04:00Avg 29.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain78%of demand
Generation 22.6Transfers 6.5 GW
Net imports155GWh
In
177 Out
22
Zero-carbon share58%of generation
Nuclear 24%Hydro 3%Wind 8%Solar 23%

Transfers · Fri 24 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 24 April 2026, Great Britain imported 177 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 24 Apr
Imported
177GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
155GWh
Average net flow
6.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.29GWImporting

In 31.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 18.9 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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