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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 29 May 2026

On Friday 29 May, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 45%.

28.0GW AVERAGEWind9.20 GW31%Hydro0.18 GW1%Biomass2.21 GW7%Solar4.02 GW14%Gas6.44 GW22%Imports5.32 GW18%Nuclear2.27 GW8%28.0GW AVERAGE31%7%14%22%18%8%
Price
£102.53/MWh
Day average £102.53
Demand28.0GW
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.7
Fossil fuels22%
Renewables45%
Other33%
Carbon intensityModerate
115g/kWh
0Day average 115300
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Key moments

On Friday 29 May 2026, wind supplied 31% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 22%. Demand peaked at 34.2 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 115 g/kWh and the price £102.53/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.3 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 11.0 GW at 14:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:00 (61 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (198 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.06/MWh at 13:00 to £139.74/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 4.0213.6%Wind 9.2031.0%Gas 6.4421.7%Hydro 0.180.6%Biomass 2.217.4%Nuclear 2.277.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.0avgGeneration 24.3avgTransfers 3.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.2GW · 12:30
Low 21.1 · 05:05Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 24.3Transfers 3.7 GW
Net imports92GWh
In
125 Out
33
Zero-carbon share64%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 38%Solar 17%

Transfers · Fri 29 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 29 May 2026, Great Britain imported 125 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (75 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 29 May
Imported
125GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
92GWh
Average net flow
3.83GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 9.4 GWhOut 8.6 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.12GWImporting

In 74.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.52GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 13.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.01GWExporting

In 10.0 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.21GWImporting

In 29.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.12GWPumping

Generated 3.1 GWhPumped 6.0 GWh

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