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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 29 April 2026

On Wednesday 29 April, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 55%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind11.75 GW37%Hydro0.40 GW1%Biomass1.62 GW5%Solar5.35 GW17%Gas1.54 GW5%Imports5.84 GW18%Nuclear5.14 GW16%29.9GW AVERAGE37%17%18%16%
Price
£83.88/MWh
Day average £83.88
Demand29.9GW
Generation 25.8Transfers 4.1
Fossil fuels5%
Renewables55%
Other40%
Carbon intensityLow
53g/kWh
0Day average 53300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 29 April 2026, wind supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 17%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 53 g/kWh and the price £83.88/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.5 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 16.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (31 g/kWh) and highest at 01:30 (80 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.72/MWh at 13:30 to £126.95/MWh at 19:30. Wind made 46% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 5.3516.9%Wind 11.7537.1%Gas 1.544.9%Hydro 0.401.3%Biomass 1.625.1%Nuclear 5.1416.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 25.8avgTransfers 4.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 12:45
Low 22.3 · 05:05Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.8Transfers 4.1 GW
Net imports98GWh
In
131 Out
33
Zero-carbon share88%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 46%Solar 21%

Transfers · Wed 29 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 29 April 2026, Great Britain imported 131 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 29 Apr
Imported
131GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
98GWh
Average net flow
4.10GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.24GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 5.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.86GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.69GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.11GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 8.9 GWhPumped 9.9 GWh

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