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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 26 May 2026

On Tuesday 26 May, demand averaged 29.5 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

29.5GW AVERAGEWind4.43 GW14%Hydro0.22 GW1%Biomass2.36 GW8%Solar5.05 GW16%Gas10.43 GW34%Imports5.71 GW18%Nuclear2.83 GW9%29.5GW AVERAGE14%8%16%34%18%9%
Price
£121.77/MWh
Day average £121.77
Demand29.5GW
Generation 25.3Transfers 4.2
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables31%
Other35%
Carbon intensityModerate
159g/kWh
0Day average 159300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 26 May 2026, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 16%. Demand peaked at 36.4 GW at 12:45. Carbon intensity averaged 159 g/kWh and the price £121.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.3 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (123 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (203 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £101.26/MWh at 03:30 to £158.52/MWh at 20:00. Gas made 41% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 5.0516.3%Wind 4.4314.3%Gas 10.4333.6%Hydro 0.220.7%Biomass 2.367.6%Nuclear 2.839.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.5avgGeneration 25.3avgTransfers 4.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.4GW · 12:45
Low 21.1 · 05:05Avg 29.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 25.3Transfers 4.2 GW
Net imports95GWh
In
132 Out
37
Zero-carbon share49%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 20%

Transfers · Tue 26 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 26 May 2026, Great Britain imported 132 GWh and exported 37 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (79 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 26 May
Imported
132GWh
Exported
37GWh
Net in
95GWh
Average net flow
3.96GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.28GWImporting

In 11.7 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.29GWImporting

In 78.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.95GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 22.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.10GWImporting

In 11.2 GWhOut 8.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.24GWImporting

In 29.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.21GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 0.2 GWh

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