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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 5 May 2026

On Tuesday 5 May, demand averaged 28.7 GW. Renewables supplied 26%.

28.7GW AVERAGEWind4.78 GW15%Hydro0.32 GW1%Biomass2.93 GW9%Solar3.14 GW10%Gas11.04 GW35%Imports4.31 GW14%Nuclear4.71 GW15%28.7GW AVERAGE15%9%10%35%14%15%
Price
£113.33/MWh
Day average £113.33
Demand28.7GW
Generation 26.9Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables26%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
164g/kWh
0Day average 164300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 5 May 2026, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 15%. Demand peaked at 34.4 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity averaged 164 g/kWh and the price £113.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 20:45. Solar generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:00 (122 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (199 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £93.69/MWh at 13:30 to £150.02/MWh at 19:30. Gas made 41% 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 3.1410.0%Wind 4.7815.3%Gas 11.0435.3%Hydro 0.321.0%Biomass 2.939.4%Nuclear 4.7115.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.7avgGeneration 26.9avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.4GW · 11:30
Low 20.9 · 05:05Avg 28.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain94%of demand
Generation 26.9Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports41GWh
In
101 Out
61
Zero-carbon share48%of generation
Nuclear 18%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 12%

Transfers · Tue 5 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 5 May 2026, Great Britain imported 101 GWh and exported 61 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 5 May
Imported
101GWh
Exported
61GWh
Net in
41GWh
Average net flow
1.69GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.06GWImporting

In 5.3 GWhOut 3.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.38GWExporting

In 4.2 GWhOut 13.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.92GWImporting

In 70.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.44GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.17GWExporting

In 5.2 GWhOut 9.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWGenerating

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 0.9 GWh

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