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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 26 April 2026

On Sunday 26 April, demand averaged 26.4 GW. Renewables supplied 30%.

26.4GW AVERAGEWind3.45 GW12%Hydro0.44 GW2%Biomass2.73 GW10%Solar4.27 GW15%Gas4.74 GW17%Imports6.87 GW25%Nuclear5.14 GW19%26.4GW AVERAGE12%10%15%17%25%19%
Price
£97.74/MWh
Day average £97.74
Demand26.4GW
Generation 20.8Transfers 5.7
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables30%
Other53%
Carbon intensityModerate
109g/kWh
0Day average 109300
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Key moments

On Sunday 26 April 2026, nuclear supplied 19% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 32.1 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 109 g/kWh and the price £97.74/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.0 GW at 04:55. Solar generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (175 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £74.80/MWh at 12:00 to £123.52/MWh at 19:30. Nuclear made 25% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 14% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 4.2715.4%Wind 3.4512.5%Gas 4.7417.2%Hydro 0.441.6%Biomass 2.739.9%Nuclear 5.1418.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.4avgGeneration 20.8avgTransfers 5.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand32.1GW · 17:55
Low 20.3 · 05:50Avg 26.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 20.8Transfers 5.7 GW
Net imports140GWh
In
163 Out
23
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 25%Hydro 2%Wind 17%Solar 21%

Transfers · Sun 26 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 26 April 2026, Great Britain imported 163 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

Sun 26 Apr
Imported
163GWh
Exported
23GWh
Net in
140GWh
Average net flow
5.83GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.77GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.4 GWhOut 0.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.94GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.16GWPumping

Generated 1.8 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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