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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 25 April 2026

On Saturday 25 April, demand averaged 26.6 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

26.6GW AVERAGEWind2.13 GW8%Hydro0.45 GW2%Biomass2.49 GW9%Solar5.04 GW18%Gas4.98 GW18%Imports7.60 GW27%Nuclear5.14 GW18%26.6GW AVERAGE8%9%18%18%27%18%
Price
£101.95/MWh
Day average £101.95
Demand26.6GW
Generation 20.2Transfers 6.4
Fossil fuels18%
Renewables27%
Other55%
Carbon intensityModerate
118g/kWh
0Day average 118300
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Key moments

On Saturday 25 April 2026, nuclear supplied 18% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 18%. Demand peaked at 31.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 118 g/kWh and the price £101.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 3.7 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 15.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (170 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £83.57/MWh at 13:30 to £126.26/MWh at 19:30. Nuclear made 25% 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 5.0418.1%Wind 2.137.7%Gas 4.9817.9%Hydro 0.451.6%Biomass 2.498.9%Nuclear 5.1418.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.6avgGeneration 20.2avgTransfers 6.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.1GW · 12:00
Low 21.7 · 05:05Avg 26.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain76%of demand
Generation 20.2Transfers 6.4 GW
Net imports156GWh
In
179 Out
23
Zero-carbon share63%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 11%Solar 25%

Transfers · Sat 25 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 25 April 2026, Great Britain imported 179 GWh and exported 23 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 25 Apr
Imported
179GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
156GWh
Average net flow
6.52GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.32GWImporting

In 31.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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