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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 19 May 2026

On Tuesday 19 May, demand averaged 29.9 GW. Renewables supplied 61%.

29.9GW AVERAGEWind17.44 GW53%Hydro0.19 GW1%Biomass1.83 GW6%Solar2.31 GW7%Gas3.55 GW11%Imports4.39 GW13%Nuclear3.23 GW10%29.9GW AVERAGE53%7%11%13%10%
Price
£96.29/MWh
Day average £96.29
Demand29.9GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 1.4
Fossil fuels11%
Renewables61%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
64g/kWh
0Day average 64300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 19 May 2026, wind supplied 53% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 11%. Demand peaked at 37.2 GW at 12:20. Carbon intensity averaged 64 g/kWh and the price £96.29/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 19.5 GW at 15:20. Solar generation peaked at 7.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (44 g/kWh) and highest at 20:00 (91 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £65.58/MWh at 04:00 to £124.32/MWh at 22:00. Wind made 61% 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 2.317.0%Wind 17.4453.0%Gas 3.5510.8%Hydro 0.190.6%Biomass 1.835.6%Nuclear 3.239.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.9avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 1.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.2GW · 12:20
Low 21.8 · 03:25Avg 29.90–40 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 1.4 GW
Net imports39GWh
In
102 Out
63
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 61%Solar 8%

Transfers · Tue 19 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 19 May 2026, Great Britain imported 102 GWh and exported 63 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (82 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 19 May
Imported
102GWh
Exported
63GWh
Net in
39GWh
Average net flow
1.63GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 13.5 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.42GWImporting

In 82.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.03GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.29GWExporting

In 6.5 GWhOut 13.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.75GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.26GWPumping

Generated 3.4 GWhPumped 9.5 GWh

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