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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 25 May 2026

On Monday 25 May, demand averaged 26.7 GW. Renewables supplied 37%.

26.7GW AVERAGEWind4.90 GW17%Hydro0.27 GW1%Biomass2.18 GW8%Solar5.35 GW19%Gas6.39 GW23%Imports6.24 GW22%Nuclear2.74 GW10%26.7GW AVERAGE17%8%19%23%22%10%
Price
£106.72/MWh
Day average £106.72
Demand26.7GW
Generation 21.8Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels23%
Renewables37%
Other40%
Carbon intensityModerate
126g/kWh
0Day average 126300
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Key moments

On Monday 25 May 2026, gas supplied 23% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 19%. Demand peaked at 33.0 GW at 12:55. Carbon intensity averaged 126 g/kWh and the price £106.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 23:25. Solar generation peaked at 15.3 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (72 g/kWh) and highest at 20:30 (178 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £79.11/MWh at 11:30 to £160.94/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 29% 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 5.3519.1%Wind 4.9017.5%Gas 6.3922.8%Hydro 0.271.0%Biomass 2.187.8%Nuclear 2.749.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 26.7avgGeneration 21.8avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand33.0GW · 12:55
Low 19.9 · 04:55Avg 26.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 21.8Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports116GWh
In
146 Out
29
Zero-carbon share61%of generation
Nuclear 13%Hydro 1%Wind 22%Solar 25%

Transfers · Mon 25 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 25 May 2026, Great Britain imported 146 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 25 May
Imported
146GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
116GWh
Average net flow
4.85GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 14.7 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.44GWImporting

In 82.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.12GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 33.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.1 GWhPumped 4.2 GWh

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