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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 11 May 2026

On Monday 11 May, demand averaged 29.4 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

29.4GW AVERAGEWind10.09 GW32%Hydro0.23 GW1%Biomass2.44 GW8%Solar3.16 GW10%Gas6.58 GW21%Imports5.20 GW17%Nuclear3.54 GW11%29.4GW AVERAGE32%8%10%21%17%11%
Price
£103.27/MWh
Day average £103.27
Demand29.4GW
Generation 26.0Transfers 3.4
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables43%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
107g/kWh
0Day average 107300
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Key moments

On Monday 11 May 2026, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 35.2 GW at 16:25. Carbon intensity averaged 107 g/kWh and the price £103.27/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 12.2 GW at 05:35. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 15:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (83 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (140 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £85.31/MWh at 03:30 to £122.39/MWh at 12:30. Wind made 39% 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 3.1610.1%Wind 10.0932.3%Gas 6.5821.1%Hydro 0.230.7%Biomass 2.447.8%Nuclear 3.5411.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.4avgGeneration 26.0avgTransfers 3.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.2GW · 16:25
Low 21.2 · 04:45Avg 29.40–40 GW
Made in Great Britain88%of demand
Generation 26.0Transfers 3.4 GW
Net imports75GWh
In
119 Out
43
Zero-carbon share65%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 39%Solar 12%

Transfers · Mon 11 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 11 May 2026, Great Britain imported 119 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (64 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 11 May
Imported
119GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
75GWh
Average net flow
3.14GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.73GWImporting

In 19.6 GWhOut 2.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.51GWImporting

In 22.1 GWhOut 9.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.65GWImporting

In 63.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.05GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.13GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.43GWImporting

In 13.2 GWhOut 2.9 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWGenerating

Generated 6.2 GWhPumped 0.2 GWh

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