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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 27 April 2026

On Monday 27 April, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 25%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind2.85 GW9%Hydro0.49 GW2%Biomass2.99 GW10%Solar4.32 GW14%Gas8.21 GW27%Imports6.29 GW21%Nuclear5.14 GW17%28.7GW AVERAGE9%10%14%27%21%17%
Price
£95.97/MWh
Day average £95.97
Demand28.7GW
Generation 24.0Transfers 4.7
Fossil fuels27%
Renewables25%
Other48%
Carbon intensityModerate
144g/kWh
0Day average 144300
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Key moments

On Monday 27 April 2026, gas supplied 27% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 11:35. Carbon intensity averaged 144 g/kWh and the price £95.97/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 13.9 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (82 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (190 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £71.74/MWh at 11:00 to £135.90/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 34% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 4.3214.3%Wind 2.859.4%Gas 8.2127.1%Hydro 0.491.6%Biomass 2.999.9%Nuclear 5.1417.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 24.0avgTransfers 4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 11:35
Low 21.0 · 05:25Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 24.0Transfers 4.7 GW
Net imports114GWh
In
147 Out
33
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 21%Hydro 2%Wind 12%Solar 18%

Transfers · Mon 27 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 27 April 2026, Great Britain imported 147 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 27 Apr
Imported
147GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
114GWh
Average net flow
4.77GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 14.9 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.96GWImporting

In 71.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.92GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.35GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 3.5 GWhPumped 4.9 GWh

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