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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 5 March 2026

On Thursday 5 March, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 38%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind10.38 GW30%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass2.82 GW8%Solar2.43 GW7%Gas8.46 GW24%Imports6.72 GW19%Nuclear3.33 GW10%33.1GW AVERAGE30%8%7%24%19%10%
Price
£107.28/MWh
Day average £107.28
Demand33.1GW
Generation 27.9Transfers 5.2
Fossil fuels24%
Renewables38%
Other37%
Carbon intensityModerate
127g/kWh
0Day average 127300
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Key moments

On Thursday 5 March 2026, wind supplied 30% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 24%. Demand peaked at 40.0 GW at 19:05. Carbon intensity averaged 127 g/kWh and the price £107.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 14.0 GW at 01:05. Solar generation peaked at 10.1 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 01:00 (67 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (184 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £82.01/MWh at 02:30 to £132.46/MWh at 08:00. Wind made 37% 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 2.437.0%Wind 10.3830.0%Gas 8.4624.4%Hydro 0.461.3%Biomass 2.828.2%Nuclear 3.339.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 27.9avgTransfers 5.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.0GW · 19:05
Low 25.0 · 05:15Avg 33.10–60 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 27.9Transfers 5.2 GW
Net imports130GWh
In
160 Out
30
Zero-carbon share60%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 37%Solar 9%

Transfers · Thu 5 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 5 March 2026, Great Britain imported 160 GWh and exported 30 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 5 Mar
Imported
160GWh
Exported
30GWh
Net in
130GWh
Average net flow
5.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.71GWImporting

In 18.0 GWhOut 0.9 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.33GWImporting

In 12.6 GWhOut 4.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.47GWImporting

In 83.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.83GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 20.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.38GWImporting

In 13.1 GWhOut 4.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWPumping

Generated 1.3 GWhPumped 5.9 GWh

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