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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 24 May 2026

On Sunday 24 May, demand averaged 25.2 GW. Renewables supplied 39%.

25.2GW AVERAGEWind4.80 GW18%Hydro0.21 GW1%Biomass1.56 GW6%Solar5.37 GW20%Gas6.29 GW24%Imports6.01 GW23%Nuclear2.29 GW9%25.2GW AVERAGE18%20%24%23%9%
Price
£95.95/MWh
Day average £95.95
Demand25.2GW
Generation 20.5Transfers 4.7
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables39%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
129g/kWh
0Day average 129300
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Key moments

On Sunday 24 May 2026, gas supplied 24% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 20%. Demand peaked at 30.2 GW at 13:40. Carbon intensity averaged 129 g/kWh and the price £95.95/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.7 GW at 23:45. Solar generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (56 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (204 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £59.74/MWh at 12:30 to £116.34/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 31% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 5.3720.2%Wind 4.8018.1%Gas 6.2923.7%Hydro 0.210.8%Biomass 1.565.9%Nuclear 2.298.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.2avgGeneration 20.5avgTransfers 4.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.2GW · 13:40
Low 19.1 · 05:55Avg 25.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain81%of demand
Generation 20.5Transfers 4.7 GW
Net imports117GWh
In
142 Out
25
Zero-carbon share62%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 23%Solar 26%

Transfers · Sun 24 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 24 May 2026, Great Britain imported 142 GWh and exported 25 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (74 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 24 May
Imported
142GWh
Exported
25GWh
Net in
117GWh
Average net flow
4.89GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 17.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.09GWImporting

In 74.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.05GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 1.9 GWhPumped 6.4 GWh

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