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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 30 May 2026

On Saturday 30 May, demand averaged 25.7 GW. Renewables supplied 35%.

25.7GW AVERAGEWind3.82 GW14%Hydro0.25 GW1%Biomass1.78 GW7%Solar5.08 GW19%Gas6.92 GW26%Imports6.31 GW24%Nuclear2.27 GW9%25.7GW AVERAGE14%19%26%24%9%
Price
£106.72/MWh
Day average £106.72
Demand25.7GW
Generation 20.1Transfers 5.6
Fossil fuels26%
Renewables35%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
138g/kWh
0Day average 138300
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Key moments

On Saturday 30 May 2026, gas supplied 26% of Great Britain’s electricity and solar 19%. Demand peaked at 30.6 GW at 17:55. Carbon intensity averaged 138 g/kWh and the price £106.72/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.2 GW at 23:35. Solar generation peaked at 14.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (78 g/kWh) and highest at 21:30 (185 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £88.25/MWh at 13:30 to £121.37/MWh at 21:00. Gas made 34% 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 5.0819.2%Wind 3.8214.4%Gas 6.9226.2%Hydro 0.250.9%Biomass 1.786.7%Nuclear 2.278.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 25.7avgGeneration 20.1avgTransfers 5.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand30.6GW · 17:55
Low 20.4 · 05:20Avg 25.70–40 GW
Made in Great Britain78%of demand
Generation 20.1Transfers 5.6 GW
Net imports135GWh
In
149 Out
14
Zero-carbon share57%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 19%Solar 25%

Transfers · Sat 30 May

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 30 May 2026, Great Britain imported 149 GWh and exported 14 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 30 May
Imported
149GWh
Exported
14GWh
Net in
135GWh
Average net flow
5.62GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.70GWImporting

In 16.9 GWhOut 0.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.47GWImporting

In 83.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.51GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 12.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.56GWImporting

In 15.5 GWhOut 2.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 2.1 GWhPumped 2.3 GWh

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