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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 8 May 2026

On Friday 8 May, demand averaged 28.9 GW. Renewables supplied 27%.

28.9GW AVERAGEWind4.44 GW14%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.65 GW8%Solar3.67 GW12%Gas11.12 GW35%Imports5.43 GW17%Nuclear3.78 GW12%28.9GW AVERAGE14%8%12%35%17%12%
Price
£110.46/MWh
Day average £110.46
Demand28.9GW
Generation 25.9Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels35%
Renewables27%
Other38%
Carbon intensityHigh
171g/kWh
0Day average 171300
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Key moments

On Friday 8 May 2026, gas supplied 35% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 14%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 11:05. Carbon intensity averaged 171 g/kWh and the price £110.46/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 00:20. Solar generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:00 (127 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (200 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £88.75/MWh at 12:30 to £134.78/MWh at 06:30. Gas made 43% 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 3.6711.7%Wind 4.4414.1%Gas 11.1235.5%Hydro 0.270.9%Biomass 2.658.4%Nuclear 3.7812.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.9avgGeneration 25.9avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 11:05
Low 22.1 · 04:00Avg 28.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 25.9Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
128 Out
54
Zero-carbon share47%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 14%

Transfers · Fri 8 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 8 May 2026, Great Britain imported 128 GWh and exported 54 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 8 May
Imported
128GWh
Exported
54GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.08GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.61GWImporting

In 15.9 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.99GWImporting

In 71.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.39GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 33.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.19GWImporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 21.2 GWhOut 3.3 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.09GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 4.3 GWh

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