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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 1 March 2026

On Sunday 1 March, demand averaged 31.3 GW. Renewables supplied 62%.

31.3GW AVERAGEWind19.22 GW57%Hydro0.43 GW1%Biomass1.23 GW4%Solar1.15 GW3%Gas2.87 GW8%Imports4.91 GW15%Nuclear3.97 GW12%31.3GW AVERAGE57%8%15%12%
Price
£44.62/MWh
Day average £44.62
Demand31.3GW
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.4
Fossil fuels8%
Renewables62%
Other30%
Carbon intensityLow
54g/kWh
0Day average 54300
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Key moments

On Sunday 1 March 2026, wind supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 39.1 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 54 g/kWh and the price £44.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.9 GW at 23:55. Solar generation peaked at 4.3 GW at 10:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 13:30 (39 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (83 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£4.24/MWh at 11:00 to £96.65/MWh at 17:30. The price was below zero for 2 hours. Wind made 67% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.153.4%Wind 19.2256.9%Gas 2.878.5%Hydro 0.431.3%Biomass 1.233.6%Nuclear 3.9711.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.3avgGeneration 28.9avgTransfers 2.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.1GW · 18:05
Low 24.2 · 04:05Avg 31.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 28.9Transfers 2.4 GW
Net imports70GWh
In
113 Out
43
Zero-carbon share86%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 67%Solar 4%

Transfers · Sun 1 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 1 March 2026, Great Britain imported 113 GWh and exported 43 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (18 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 1 Mar
Imported
113GWh
Exported
43GWh
Net in
70GWh
Average net flow
2.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 14.0 GWhOut 1.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 7.1 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.37GWImporting

In 80.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.19GWExporting

In 2.4 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.11GWExporting

In 7.7 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.70GWExporting

In 1.3 GWhOut 18.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.50GWPumping

Generated 4.7 GWhPumped 16.8 GWh

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