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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 7 March 2026

On Saturday 7 March, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind5.42 GW17%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass2.59 GW8%Solar0.79 GW2%Gas11.91 GW37%Imports7.41 GW23%Nuclear3.34 GW10%31.1GW AVERAGE17%8%37%23%10%
Price
£128.31/MWh
Day average £128.31
Demand31.1GW
Generation 24.5Transfers 6.6
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables21%
Other42%
Carbon intensityHigh
182g/kWh
0Day average 182300
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Key moments

On Saturday 7 March 2026, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 36.0 GW at 18:05. Carbon intensity averaged 182 g/kWh and the price £128.31/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.3 GW at 02:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.1 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 05:30 (152 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £110.18/MWh at 23:30 to £158.71/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 49% 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 0.792.5%Wind 5.4217.0%Gas 11.9137.4%Hydro 0.441.4%Biomass 2.598.1%Nuclear 3.3410.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 24.5avgTransfers 6.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.0GW · 18:05
Low 24.5 · 05:50Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain79%of demand
Generation 24.5Transfers 6.6 GW
Net imports159GWh
In
174 Out
15
Zero-carbon share41%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 2%Wind 22%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sat 7 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 7 March 2026, Great Britain imported 174 GWh and exported 15 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 7 Mar
Imported
174GWh
Exported
15GWh
Net in
159GWh
Average net flow
6.61GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 13.6 GWhOut 2.6 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 1.4 GWhOut 10.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.71GWImporting

In 18.5 GWhOut 1.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.38GWImporting

In 33.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 4.2 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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