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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 9 May 2026

On Saturday 9 May, demand averaged 26.0 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

26.0GW AVERAGEWind4.68 GW18%Hydro0.30 GW1%Biomass2.54 GW10%Solar4.03 GW15%Gas5.42 GW20%Imports6.09 GW23%Nuclear3.54 GW13%26.0GW AVERAGE18%10%15%20%23%13%
Price
£92.00/MWh
Day average £92.00
Demand26.0GW
Generation 20.5Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables34%
Other46%
Carbon intensityModerate
122g/kWh
0Day average 122300
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Key moments

On Saturday 9 May 2026, gas supplied 20% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 18%. Demand peaked at 31.4 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 122 g/kWh and the price £92.00/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.2 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 12.0 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (64 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (170 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £0.00/MWh at 11:00 to £133.27/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 26% 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 4.0315.1%Wind 4.6817.6%Gas 5.4220.4%Hydro 0.301.1%Biomass 2.549.5%Nuclear 3.5413.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.0avgGeneration 20.5avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand31.4GW · 12:55
Low 20.4 · 04:50Avg 26.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 20.5Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports133GWh
In
142 Out
9
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 17%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 20%

Transfers · Sat 9 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 9 May 2026, Great Britain imported 142 GWh and exported 9 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (4 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 9 May
Imported
142GWh
Exported
9GWh
Net in
133GWh
Average net flow
5.53GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.84GWImporting

In 20.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.40GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 4.3 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.82GWImporting

In 67.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.01GWExporting

In 3.0 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.52GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWPumping

Generated 4.5 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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