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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 2 May 2026

On Saturday 2 May, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind3.61 GW13%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.31 GW8%Solar3.51 GW13%Gas5.79 GW21%Imports6.88 GW25%Nuclear4.73 GW17%26.0GW AVERAGE13%8%13%21%25%17%
Price
£100.30/MWh
Day average £100.30
Demand26.0GW
Generation 20.3Transfers 5.6
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables28%
Other51%
Carbon intensityModerate
123g/kWh
0Day average 123300
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Key moments

On Saturday 2 May 2026, gas supplied 21% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 31.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 123 g/kWh and the price £100.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 00:05. Solar generation peaked at 12.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (73 g/kWh) and highest at 19:00 (187 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £56.06/MWh at 14:00 to £152.20/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 28% 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 3.5112.9%Wind 3.6113.3%Gas 5.7921.3%Hydro 0.381.4%Biomass 2.318.5%Nuclear 4.7317.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 20.3avgTransfers 5.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.0GW · 12:00
Low 20.5 · 05:55Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain78%of demand
Generation 20.3Transfers 5.6 GW
Net imports136GWh
In
162 Out
26
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 18%Solar 17%

Transfers · Sat 2 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 2 May 2026, Great Britain imported 162 GWh and exported 26 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 2 May
Imported
162GWh
Exported
26GWh
Net in
136GWh
Average net flow
5.66GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.66GWImporting

In 17.3 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 25.5 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.97GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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