All interconnectors
Thu 30 Apr- Imported
- 90GWh
- Exported
- 67GWh
- Net in
- 23GWh
- Average net flow
- 0.94GW in
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 30 April 2026
On Thursday 30 April, demand averaged 29.8 GW. Renewables supplied 64%.
Price
£55.53/MWh
Day average £55.53
Demand29.8GW
Generation 29.4Transfers 0.4
Fossil fuels6%
Renewables64%
Other31%
Carbon intensityLow
46g/kWh
0Day average 46300
Records set on this day
All records- All-time recordZero-carbon share · 95.8%Beat 95.4% from 29 Apr 2026
- Set a new recordMost solar in a day · 129 GWhBeat 128 GWh from 29 Apr 2026. Since beaten
- 4th best on recordSolar generation · 16.13 GWAt 12:30–13:00 BST
- 9th best on recordLowest gas share · 3.0%At 14:00–14:30 BST
- 9th best on recordCleanest day · 46 g/kWhOver the whole day
- 10th best on recordRenewable share · 78.4%At 13:30–14:00 BST
Key moments
On Thursday 30 April 2026, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 16%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 46 g/kWh and the price £55.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 16.5 GW at 03:10. Solar generation peaked at 16.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (27 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (78 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£17.79/MWh at 12:30 to £133.67/MWh at 19:30. The price was below zero for 6.5 hours. Wind made 53% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 5.3816.2%Wind 15.4746.6%Gas 1.945.8%Hydro 0.250.8%Biomass 1.193.6%Nuclear 5.1415.5%
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£79.72
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Demand 26.5Generation 24.5Transfers 1.9
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Demand 29.8avgGeneration 29.4avgTransfers 0.4avg
Peak demand37.2GW · 12:50
Low 21.9 · 04:00Avg 29.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain99%of demand
Generation 29.4Transfers 0.4 GW
Net imports23GWh
In90
Out67
Zero-carbon share89%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 53%Solar 18%
Transfers · Thu 30 Apr
Interconnectors and storage
On Thursday 30 April 2026, Great Britain imported 90 GWh and exported 67 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (19 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.38GWImporting
-2
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4
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In 11.7 GWhOut 2.5 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.62GWExporting
-2
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4
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In 3.2 GWhOut 18.1 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage2.66GWImporting
-2
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2
4
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 63.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.80GWExporting
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In 0.0 GWhOut 19.3 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.07GWExporting
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In 8.3 GWhOut 10.0 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.61GWExporting
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In 2.5 GWhOut 17.2 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.55GWPumping
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Generated 2.6 GWhPumped 15.8 GWh
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