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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 22 May 2026

On Friday 22 May, demand averaged 28.6 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

28.6GW AVERAGEWind9.48 GW32%Hydro0.26 GW1%Biomass1.60 GW5%Solar5.08 GW17%Gas5.95 GW20%Imports5.39 GW18%Nuclear2.29 GW8%28.6GW AVERAGE32%17%20%18%8%
Price
£109.70/MWh
Day average £109.70
Demand28.6GW
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.9
Fossil fuels20%
Renewables49%
Other31%
Carbon intensityModerate
106g/kWh
0Day average 106300
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Key moments

On Friday 22 May 2026, wind supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 20%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 13:40. Carbon intensity averaged 106 g/kWh and the price £109.70/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 11.3 GW at 16:25. Solar generation peaked at 14.8 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (49 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (157 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £80.49/MWh at 12:30 to £150.14/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 38% 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 5.0816.9%Wind 9.4831.5%Gas 5.9519.8%Hydro 0.260.9%Biomass 1.605.3%Nuclear 2.297.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.6avgGeneration 24.7avgTransfers 3.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 13:40
Low 21.6 · 04:15Avg 28.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 24.7Transfers 3.9 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
126 Out
31
Zero-carbon share69%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 21%

Transfers · Fri 22 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 22 May 2026, Great Britain imported 126 GWh and exported 31 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 22 May
Imported
126GWh
Exported
31GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.29GWImporting

In 10.2 GWhOut 3.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.48GWImporting

In 83.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.73GWExporting

In 0.3 GWhOut 17.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 9.5 GWhOut 9.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.92GWImporting

In 22.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.04GWPumping

Generated 3.7 GWhPumped 4.8 GWh

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