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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 7 May 2026

On Thursday 7 May, demand averaged 29.6 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

29.6GW AVERAGEWind6.69 GW21%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass2.94 GW9%Solar2.97 GW9%Gas11.36 GW35%Imports4.07 GW13%Nuclear4.13 GW13%29.6GW AVERAGE21%9%9%35%13%13%
Price
£119.46/MWh
Day average £119.46
Demand29.6GW
Generation 28.4Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables31%
Other34%
Carbon intensityHigh
165g/kWh
0Day average 165300
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Key moments

On Thursday 7 May 2026, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 36.1 GW at 11:45. Carbon intensity averaged 165 g/kWh and the price £119.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.7 GW at 21:05. Solar generation peaked at 9.0 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (129 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (192 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £89.65/MWh at 12:30 to £159.65/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 40% 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 2.979.2%Wind 6.6920.6%Gas 11.3635.0%Hydro 0.260.8%Biomass 2.949.1%Nuclear 4.1312.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.6avgGeneration 28.4avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.1GW · 11:45
Low 21.6 · 05:25Avg 29.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain96%of demand
Generation 28.4Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports30GWh
In
92 Out
63
Zero-carbon share50%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 24%Solar 10%

Transfers · Thu 7 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 7 May 2026, Great Britain imported 92 GWh and exported 63 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (71 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (34 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 7 May
Imported
92GWh
Exported
63GWh
Net in
30GWh
Average net flow
1.23GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWImporting

In 8.3 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.23GWExporting

In 4.6 GWhOut 10.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.98GWImporting

In 71.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.44GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 34.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.08GWExporting

In 6.3 GWhOut 8.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.08GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 3.7 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 5.3 GWhPumped 5.8 GWh

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