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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 10 March 2026

On Tuesday 10 March, demand averaged 33.9 GW. Renewables supplied 49%.

33.9GW AVERAGEWind15.47 GW43%Hydro0.36 GW1%Biomass2.76 GW8%Solar1.90 GW5%Gas7.50 GW21%Imports5.02 GW14%Nuclear2.85 GW8%33.9GW AVERAGE43%8%21%14%8%
Price
£91.25/MWh
Day average £91.25
Demand33.9GW
Generation 30.8Transfers 3.0
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables49%
Other30%
Carbon intensityModerate
105g/kWh
0Day average 105300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 10 March 2026, wind supplied 43% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 21%. Demand peaked at 40.6 GW at 19:00. Carbon intensity averaged 105 g/kWh and the price £91.25/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.8 GW at 21:45. Solar generation peaked at 8.0 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:30 (51 g/kWh) and highest at 00:00 (146 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £44.44/MWh at 23:30 to £124.12/MWh at 07:30. Wind made 50% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.905.3%Wind 15.4743.1%Gas 7.5020.9%Hydro 0.361.0%Biomass 2.767.7%Nuclear 2.858.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.9avgGeneration 30.8avgTransfers 3.0avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.6GW · 19:00
Low 25.2 · 04:05Avg 33.90–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 30.8Transfers 3.0 GW
Net imports73GWh
In
115 Out
42
Zero-carbon share67%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 50%Solar 6%

Transfers · Tue 10 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 10 March 2026, Great Britain imported 115 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (72 GWh), and the most exports went to Denmark (14 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 10 Mar
Imported
115GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net in
73GWh
Average net flow
3.04GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.09GWExporting

In 5.0 GWhOut 7.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.38GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 13.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.02GWImporting

In 72.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.15GWExporting

In 4.4 GWhOut 8.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.31GWExporting

In 4.7 GWhOut 12.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.8 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.00GWIdle

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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