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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 6 May 2026

On Wednesday 6 May, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind6.01 GW19%Hydro0.28 GW1%Biomass2.85 GW9%Solar3.42 GW11%Gas9.30 GW29%Imports5.76 GW18%Nuclear4.15 GW13%29.9GW AVERAGE19%9%11%29%18%13%
Price
£105.27/MWh
Day average £105.27
Demand29.9GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels29%
Renewables31%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
151g/kWh
0Day average 151300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 6 May 2026, gas supplied 29% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 11:40. Carbon intensity averaged 151 g/kWh and the price £105.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.6 GW at 06:15. Solar generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (101 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (197 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.68/MWh at 14:00 to £129.33/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 36% 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 3.4210.8%Wind 6.0118.9%Gas 9.3029.3%Hydro 0.280.9%Biomass 2.859.0%Nuclear 4.1513.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 11:40
Low 21.9 · 05:05Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
136 Out
41
Zero-carbon share53%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 13%

Transfers · Wed 6 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 6 May 2026, Great Britain imported 136 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (70 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (35 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 6 May
Imported
136GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 17.5 GWhOut 0.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.38GWImporting

In 11.6 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.92GWImporting

In 70.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.47GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 35.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.51GWImporting

In 14.4 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.94GWImporting

In 22.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 2.2 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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