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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 15 May 2026

On Friday 15 May, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 47%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind10.71 GW34%Hydro0.20 GW1%Biomass1.92 GW6%Solar3.93 GW12%Gas6.05 GW19%Imports5.78 GW18%Nuclear3.30 GW10%29.9GW AVERAGE34%12%19%18%10%
Price
£110.60/MWh
Day average £110.60
Demand29.9GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels19%
Renewables47%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
101g/kWh
0Day average 101300
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Key moments

On Friday 15 May 2026, wind supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 19%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 12:10. Carbon intensity averaged 101 g/kWh and the price £110.60/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 13.2 GW at 05:45. Solar generation peaked at 10.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (57 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (169 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £100.16/MWh at 10:30 to £128.82/MWh at 21:30. Wind made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.9312.3%Wind 10.7133.6%Gas 6.0519.0%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 1.926.0%Nuclear 3.3010.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 12:10
Low 22.0 · 05:00Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
137 Out
42
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 41%Solar 15%

Transfers · Fri 15 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 15 May 2026, Great Britain imported 137 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (33 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 15 May
Imported
137GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.97GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.75GWImporting

In 19.3 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.57GWImporting

In 18.1 GWhOut 4.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.50GWImporting

In 83.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.38GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 33.2 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWImporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.48GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 1.5 GWhPumped 6.8 GWh

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