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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 28 April 2026

On Tuesday 28 April, demand averaged 29.7 GW. Renewables supplied 40%.

29.7GW AVERAGEWind8.68 GW28%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.88 GW9%Solar3.09 GW10%Gas3.40 GW11%Imports7.27 GW24%Nuclear5.13 GW17%29.7GW AVERAGE28%9%10%11%24%17%
Price
£93.82/MWh
Day average £93.82
Demand29.7GW
Generation 23.6Transfers 6.1
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables40%
Other49%
Carbon intensityLow
86g/kWh
0Day average 86300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 28 April 2026, wind supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 36.3 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity averaged 86 g/kWh and the price £93.82/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.6 GW at 21:25. Solar generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 14:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (112 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £75.53/MWh at 04:30 to £113.34/MWh at 12:00. Wind made 37% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.0910.0%Wind 8.6828.1%Gas 3.4011.0%Hydro 0.461.5%Biomass 2.889.3%Nuclear 5.1316.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.7avgGeneration 23.6avgTransfers 6.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.3GW · 14:30
Low 21.4 · 05:00Avg 29.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain80%of demand
Generation 23.6Transfers 6.1 GW
Net imports146GWh
In
170 Out
25
Zero-carbon share73%of generation
Nuclear 22%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 13%

Transfers · Tue 28 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 28 April 2026, Great Britain imported 170 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 28 Apr
Imported
170GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
146GWh
Average net flow
6.07GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.98GWImporting

In 23.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 24.6 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.91GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.91GWImporting

In 22.2 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.17GWImporting

In 28.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 3.9 GWh

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