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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 14 May 2026

On Thursday 14 May, demand averaged 30.1 GW. Renewables supplied 43%.

30.1GW AVERAGEWind9.12 GW30%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass2.26 GW7%Solar3.78 GW12%Gas5.86 GW19%Imports6.16 GW20%Nuclear3.40 GW11%30.1GW AVERAGE30%7%12%19%20%11%
Price
£100.85/MWh
Day average £100.85
Demand30.1GW
Generation 24.6Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables43%
Other38%
Carbon intensityModerate
103g/kWh
0Day average 103300
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Key moments

On Thursday 14 May 2026, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 36.6 GW at 14:20. Carbon intensity averaged 103 g/kWh and the price £100.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.2 GW at 16:00. Solar generation peaked at 11.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (169 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £77.91/MWh at 14:30 to £132.34/MWh at 20:00. Wind made 37% 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 3.7812.3%Wind 9.1229.6%Gas 5.8619.0%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 2.267.4%Nuclear 3.4011.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.1avgGeneration 24.6avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.6GW · 14:20
Low 22.3 · 04:00Avg 30.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 24.6Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports138GWh
In
146 Out
8
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 37%Solar 15%

Transfers · Thu 14 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 14 May 2026, Great Britain imported 146 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (7 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 14 May
Imported
146GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
138GWh
Average net flow
5.75GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 18.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.68GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 1.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.50GWImporting

In 83.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.23GWExporting

In 1.1 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.04GWImporting

In 25.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.25GWPumping

Generated 1.6 GWhPumped 7.7 GWh

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