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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 3 March 2025

On Monday 3 March, demand averaged 34.3 GW. Renewables supplied 31%.

34.3GW AVERAGEWind8.27 GW23%Hydro0.38 GW1%Biomass2.83 GW8%Solar2.62 GW7%Gas11.61 GW32%Imports6.07 GW17%Nuclear4.21 GW12%34.3GW AVERAGE23%8%7%32%17%12%
Price
£95.85/MWh
Day average £95.85
Demand34.3GW
Generation 29.9Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels32%
Renewables31%
Other36%
Carbon intensityModerate
156g/kWh
0Day average 156300
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Key moments

On Monday 3 March 2025, gas supplied 32% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 23%. Demand peaked at 41.3 GW at 09:00. Carbon intensity averaged 156 g/kWh and the price £95.85/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 10.3 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.9 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (105 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £66.45/MWh at 13:30 to £142.41/MWh at 18:00. Gas made 39% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 32% across 2025.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.627.3%Wind 8.2723.0%Gas 11.6132.2%Hydro 0.381.1%Biomass 2.837.9%Nuclear 4.2111.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.3avgGeneration 29.9avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.3GW · 09:00
Low 25.4 · 04:05Avg 34.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain87%of demand
Generation 29.9Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports107GWh
In
140 Out
33
Zero-carbon share52%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 1%Wind 28%Solar 9%

Transfers · Mon 3 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 3 March 2025, Great Britain imported 140 GWh and exported 33 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (48 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 3 Mar
Imported
140GWh
Exported
33GWh
Net in
107GWh
Average net flow
4.46GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 2.5 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.95GWImporting

In 48.4 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.13GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 27.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.52GWImporting

In 14.2 GWhOut 1.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 5.7 GWhPumped 7.5 GWh

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