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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 8 March 2026

On Sunday 8 March, demand averaged 30.6 GW. Renewables supplied 16%.

30.6GW AVERAGEWind3.75 GW12%Hydro0.59 GW2%Biomass2.67 GW9%Solar0.62 GW2%Gas12.32 GW40%Imports7.91 GW25%Nuclear3.24 GW10%30.6GW AVERAGE12%9%40%25%10%
Price
£127.76/MWh
Day average £127.76
Demand30.6GW
Generation 23.2Transfers 7.4
Fossil fuels40%
Renewables16%
Other44%
Carbon intensityHigh
197g/kWh
0Day average 197300
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Key moments

On Sunday 8 March 2026, gas supplied 40% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 12%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 16:55. Carbon intensity averaged 197 g/kWh and the price £127.76/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.6 GW at 19:35. Solar generation peaked at 2.5 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (172 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (226 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £105.50/MWh at 04:00 to £159.03/MWh at 17:00. Gas made 53% 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 0.622.0%Wind 3.7512.0%Gas 12.3239.6%Hydro 0.591.9%Biomass 2.678.6%Nuclear 3.2410.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.6avgGeneration 23.2avgTransfers 7.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 16:55
Low 23.5 · 05:05Avg 30.60–40 GW
Made in Great Britain76%of demand
Generation 23.2Transfers 7.4 GW
Net imports178GWh
In
187 Out
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Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 3%Wind 16%Solar 3%

Transfers · Sun 8 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 8 March 2026, Great Britain imported 187 GWh and exported 8 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (8 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 8 Mar
Imported
187GWh
Exported
8GWh
Net in
178GWh
Average net flow
7.43GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.99GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.85GWImporting

In 20.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.31GWExporting

In 0.9 GWhOut 8.5 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.01GWImporting

In 24.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 2.9 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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