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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 10 May 2026

On Sunday 10 May, demand averaged 25.7 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

25.7GW AVERAGEWind9.34 GW34%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass1.95 GW7%Solar3.35 GW12%Gas3.76 GW14%Imports5.14 GW19%Nuclear3.54 GW13%25.7GW AVERAGE34%7%12%14%19%13%
Price
£68.30/MWh
Day average £68.30
Demand25.7GW
Generation 22.2Transfers 3.5
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables47%
Other39%
Carbon intensityLow
89g/kWh
0Day average 89300
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Key moments

On Sunday 10 May 2026, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 30.5 GW at 13:25. Carbon intensity averaged 89 g/kWh and the price £68.30/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.1 GW at 18:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:00 (53 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (141 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £10.45/MWh at 15:00 to £110.37/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 42% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.3512.3%Wind 9.3434.2%Gas 3.7613.8%Hydro 0.230.8%Biomass 1.957.2%Nuclear 3.5413.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.7avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 3.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.5GW · 13:25
Low 19.2 · 05:25Avg 25.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 3.5 GW
Net imports96GWh
In
123 Out
27
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 1%Wind 42%Solar 15%

Transfers · Sun 10 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 10 May 2026, Great Britain imported 123 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (60 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 10 May
Imported
123GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
96GWh
Average net flow
4.01GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.34GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 5.1 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.48GWImporting

In 59.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.87GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.68GWImporting

In 16.6 GWhOut 0.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.47GWImporting

In 11.4 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.48GWPumping

Generated 0.5 GWhPumped 12.0 GWh

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