UK electricity in April 2026
Day by day: how Great Britain made its electricity in April 2026.
In April 2026, wind made 31% of Britain's electricity, then gas (16%). Renewables made 50%, against 41% a year earlier; average carbon intensity 117 g/kWh.
Electricity generated each day, April 2026
GWh a day
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- Nuclear
- Gas
- Hydro
- Imports
- Biomass
- Pumped storage
- Wind
- Solar
- Other
Share of electricity, by source
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Carbon intensity
g CO₂ per kWh, daily average
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April 2026 in total
| Source | Electricity | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wind | 7,249 GWh | 31.0% |
| Gas | 3,750 GWh | 16.0% |
| Nuclear | 3,731 GWh | 16.0% |
| Imports | 3,510 GWh | 15.0% |
| Solar | 2,639 GWh | 11.3% |
| Biomass | 1,502 GWh | 6.4% |
| Other | 463 GWh | 2.0% |
| Hydro | 389 GWh | 1.7% |
| Pumped storage | 159 GWh | 0.7% |
| Renewable (wind, solar, hydro, biomass) | 50.4% | |
| Low carbon (renewable plus nuclear) | 66.3% |
Standout days
- Windiest day477.6 GWh of windSat, 11 April 2026
- Highest wind share56.4%Sat, 11 April 2026
- Sunniest day128.1 GWh of solarThu, 30 April 2026
- Cleanest day54 g/kWh averageSat, 11 April 2026
- Dirtiest day227 g/kWh averageFri, 24 April 2026
Every day
| Day | Total | Wind | Gas | Nuclear | Solar | Carbon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 Apr | 836 GWh | 22% | 33% | 14% | 4% | 164 g |
| Thu 2 Apr | 816 GWh | 23% | 25% | 15% | 11% | 137 g |
| Fri 3 Apr | 807 GWh | 53% | 10% | 15% | 5% | 63 g |
| Sat 4 Apr | 767 GWh | 44% | 10% | 16% | 6% | 109 g |
| Sun 5 Apr | 792 GWh | 48% | 7% | 15% | 12% | 56 g |
| Mon 6 Apr | 710 GWh | 25% | 10% | 17% | 15% | 101 g |
| Tue 7 Apr | 797 GWh | 41% | 8% | 15% | 13% | 67 g |
| Wed 8 Apr | 753 GWh | 20% | 21% | 16% | 13% | 161 g |
| Thu 9 Apr | 749 GWh | 36% | 13% | 16% | 7% | 113 g |
| Fri 10 Apr | 802 GWh | 35% | 17% | 15% | 10% | 105 g |
| Sat 11 Apr | 847 GWh | 56% | 10% | 14% | 9% | 54 g |
| Sun 12 Apr | 827 GWh | 49% | 16% | 15% | 10% | 76 g |
| Mon 13 Apr | 804 GWh | 15% | 34% | 15% | 11% | 164 g |
| Tue 14 Apr | 813 GWh | 26% | 28% | 15% | 8% | 147 g |
| Wed 15 Apr | 875 GWh | 49% | 14% | 14% | 5% | 75 g |
| Thu 16 Apr | 844 GWh | 38% | 18% | 14% | 9% | 104 g |
| Fri 17 Apr | 820 GWh | 40% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 88 g |
| Sat 18 Apr | 759 GWh | 31% | 15% | 17% | 13% | 88 g |
| Sun 19 Apr | 700 GWh | 17% | 16% | 19% | 14% | 126 g |
| Mon 20 Apr | 759 GWh | 15% | 24% | 17% | 12% | 154 g |
| Tue 21 Apr | 799 GWh | 36% | 10% | 17% | 13% | 116 g |
| Wed 22 Apr | 777 GWh | 33% | 7% | 17% | 15% | 104 g |
| Thu 23 Apr | 748 GWh | 15% | 14% | 18% | 17% | 136 g |
| Fri 24 Apr | 735 GWh | 6% | 21% | 18% | 17% | 227 g |
| Sat 25 Apr | 682 GWh | 7% | 18% | 18% | 18% | 158 g |
| Sun 26 Apr | 678 GWh | 12% | 17% | 18% | 15% | 149 g |
| Mon 27 Apr | 742 GWh | 9% | 27% | 17% | 14% | 195 g |
| Tue 28 Apr | 762 GWh | 28% | 11% | 16% | 10% | 133 g |
| Wed 29 Apr | 779 GWh | 36% | 5% | 16% | 16% | 80 g |
| Thu 30 Apr | 815 GWh | 46% | 6% | 15% | 16% | 67 g |