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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 6 March 2026

On Friday 6 March, demand averaged 33.1 GW. Renewables supplied 17%.

33.1GW AVERAGEWind4.42 GW13%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass2.75 GW8%Solar0.76 GW2%Gas16.53 GW47%Imports6.47 GW19%Nuclear3.34 GW10%33.1GW AVERAGE13%8%47%19%10%
Price
£111.28/MWh
Day average £111.28
Demand33.1GW
Generation 28.5Transfers 4.6
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables17%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
209g/kWh
0Day average 209300
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Key moments

On Friday 6 March 2026, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 13%. Demand peaked at 39.3 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 209 g/kWh and the price £111.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.7 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 2.8 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 03:00 (145 g/kWh) and highest at 07:00 (246 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £89.57/MWh at 14:30 to £156.99/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 58% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 28% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 0.762.2%Wind 4.4212.7%Gas 16.5347.3%Hydro 0.681.9%Biomass 2.757.9%Nuclear 3.349.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.1avgGeneration 28.5avgTransfers 4.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.3GW · 12:35
Low 23.2 · 04:15Avg 33.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain86%of demand
Generation 28.5Transfers 4.6 GW
Net imports106GWh
In
150 Out
44
Zero-carbon share32%of generation
Nuclear 12%Hydro 2%Wind 16%Solar 3%

Transfers · Fri 6 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 6 March 2026, Great Britain imported 150 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (82 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (30 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 6 Mar
Imported
150GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
106GWh
Average net flow
4.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 15.4 GWhOut 2.4 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.04GWImporting

In 8.4 GWhOut 7.4 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.43GWImporting

In 82.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.24GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 29.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.25GWImporting

In 10.8 GWhOut 4.9 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.39GWImporting

In 33.3 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.18GWGenerating

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 0.6 GWh

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