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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 28 May 2026

On Thursday 28 May, demand averaged 29.1 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

29.1GW AVERAGEWind12.60 GW41%Hydro0.17 GW1%Biomass1.69 GW5%Solar4.61 GW15%Gas4.78 GW15%Imports4.86 GW16%Nuclear2.26 GW7%29.1GW AVERAGE41%15%15%16%7%
Price
£80.05/MWh
Day average £80.05
Demand29.1GW
Generation 26.1Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables56%
Other28%
Carbon intensityModerate
85g/kWh
0Day average 85300
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Key moments

On Thursday 28 May 2026, wind supplied 41% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 35.7 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 85 g/kWh and the price £80.05/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 15.4 GW at 21:00. Solar generation peaked at 13.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 15:30 (45 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (127 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £9.30/MWh at 14:00 to £117.67/MWh at 20:30. Wind made 48% 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 4.6114.9%Wind 12.6040.7%Gas 4.7815.4%Hydro 0.170.5%Biomass 1.695.4%Nuclear 2.267.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 29.1avgGeneration 26.1avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand35.7GW · 12:50
Low 20.3 · 05:10Avg 29.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain90%of demand
Generation 26.1Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports77GWh
In
113 Out
36
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 48%Solar 18%

Transfers · Thu 28 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 28 May 2026, Great Britain imported 113 GWh and exported 36 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (73 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 28 May
Imported
113GWh
Exported
36GWh
Net in
77GWh
Average net flow
3.20GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWExporting

In 7.8 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.04GWImporting

In 73.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.45GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 10.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWExporting

In 8.7 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.97GWImporting

In 23.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.17GWPumping

Generated 3.9 GWhPumped 7.9 GWh

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