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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 2 March 2026

On Monday 2 March, demand averaged 33.4 GW. Renewables supplied 54%.

33.4GW AVERAGEWind17.05 GW47%Hydro0.50 GW1%Biomass2.12 GW6%Solar2.31 GW6%Gas6.02 GW16%Imports4.89 GW13%Nuclear3.68 GW10%33.4GW AVERAGE47%16%13%10%
Price
£72.25/MWh
Day average £72.25
Demand33.4GW
Generation 31.7Transfers 1.7
Fossil fuels16%
Renewables54%
Other29%
Carbon intensityLow
88g/kWh
0Day average 88300
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Key moments

On Monday 2 March 2026, wind supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 16%. Demand peaked at 41.5 GW at 12:50. Carbon intensity averaged 88 g/kWh and the price £72.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.8 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 9.4 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:30 (44 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (154 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £20.63/MWh at 02:30 to £117.55/MWh at 17:30. Wind made 54% 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 2.316.3%Wind 17.0546.6%Gas 6.0216.5%Hydro 0.501.4%Biomass 2.125.8%Nuclear 3.6810.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.4avgGeneration 31.7avgTransfers 1.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.5GW · 12:50
Low 25.5 · 05:05Avg 33.40–60 GW
Made in Great Britain95%of demand
Generation 31.7Transfers 1.7 GW
Net imports52GWh
In
116 Out
65
Zero-carbon share74%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 54%Solar 7%

Transfers · Mon 2 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 2 March 2026, Great Britain imported 116 GWh and exported 65 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (81 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (25 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 2 Mar
Imported
116GWh
Exported
65GWh
Net in
52GWh
Average net flow
2.15GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.22GWImporting

In 12.1 GWhOut 6.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.09GWExporting

In 8.5 GWhOut 10.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.39GWImporting

In 81.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.05GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 25.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.26GWExporting

In 6.8 GWhOut 13.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.05GWExporting

In 7.4 GWhOut 8.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.43GWPumping

Generated 1.1 GWhPumped 11.4 GWh

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