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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 9 March 2026

On Monday 9 March, demand averaged 33.3 GW. Renewables supplied 20%.

33.3GW AVERAGEWind5.68 GW16%Hydro0.51 GW1%Biomass2.87 GW8%Solar0.84 GW2%Gas15.46 GW44%Imports6.73 GW19%Nuclear2.85 GW8%33.3GW AVERAGE16%8%44%19%8%
Price
£135.28/MWh
Day average £135.28
Demand33.3GW
Generation 28.2Transfers 5.1
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables20%
Other36%
Carbon intensityHigh
200g/kWh
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Key moments

On Monday 9 March 2026, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 16%. Demand peaked at 39.8 GW at 13:05. Carbon intensity averaged 200 g/kWh and the price £135.28/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.9 GW at 21:40. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (139 g/kWh) and highest at 06:00 (229 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £108.67/MWh at 23:00 to £173.34/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 55% 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 0.842.4%Wind 5.6816.3%Gas 15.4644.2%Hydro 0.511.5%Biomass 2.878.2%Nuclear 2.858.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.3avgGeneration 28.2avgTransfers 5.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand39.8GW · 13:05
Low 24.2 · 05:05Avg 33.30–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 28.2Transfers 5.1 GW
Net imports123GWh
In
157 Out
34
Zero-carbon share35%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 20%Solar 3%

Transfers · Mon 9 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 9 March 2026, Great Britain imported 157 GWh and exported 34 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (83 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (21 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 9 Mar
Imported
157GWh
Exported
34GWh
Net in
123GWh
Average net flow
5.13GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.59GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.35GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 4.5 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.44GWImporting

In 82.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.85GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 20.9 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.22GWImporting

In 13.3 GWhOut 8.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.37GWImporting

In 32.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.01GWPumping

Generated 4.3 GWhPumped 4.6 GWh

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