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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 3 May 2026

On Sunday 3 May, demand averaged 25.8 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

25.8GW AVERAGEWind3.30 GW12%Hydro0.37 GW1%Biomass2.37 GW9%Solar2.26 GW8%Gas7.14 GW26%Imports6.87 GW25%Nuclear4.72 GW17%25.8GW AVERAGE12%9%8%26%25%17%
Price
£105.29/MWh
Day average £105.29
Demand25.8GW
Generation 20.2Transfers 5.6
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables22%
Other52%
Carbon intensityModerate
145g/kWh
0Day average 145300
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Key moments

On Sunday 3 May 2026, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 17%. Demand peaked at 30.6 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 145 g/kWh and the price £105.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.8 GW at 01:55. Solar generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (113 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (207 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £93.11/MWh at 23:30 to £124.27/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 35% 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 2.268.4%Wind 3.3012.2%Gas 7.1426.4%Hydro 0.371.4%Biomass 2.378.8%Nuclear 4.7217.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.8avgGeneration 20.2avgTransfers 5.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.6GW · 16:55
Low 19.2 · 05:25Avg 25.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain78%of demand
Generation 20.2Transfers 5.6 GW
Net imports137GWh
In
165 Out
28
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 11%

Transfers · Sun 3 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 3 May 2026, Great Britain imported 165 GWh and exported 28 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 3 May
Imported
165GWh
Exported
28GWh
Net in
137GWh
Average net flow
5.70GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 16.7 GWhOut 1.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.18GWImporting

In 28.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.11GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.78GWImporting

In 18.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.21GWImporting

In 29.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 0.4 GWhPumped 1.9 GWh

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