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Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 11 March 2026

On Wednesday 11 March, demand averaged 33.8 GW. Renewables supplied 64%.

33.8GW AVERAGEWind20.37 GW55%Hydro0.33 GW1%Biomass1.86 GW5%Solar2.83 GW8%Gas4.33 GW12%Imports4.10 GW11%Nuclear2.94 GW8%33.8GW AVERAGE55%8%12%11%8%
Price
£59.94/MWh
Day average £59.94
Demand33.8GW
Generation 32.7Transfers 1.2
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables64%
Other24%
Carbon intensityLow
64g/kWh
0Day average 64300
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Key moments

On Wednesday 11 March 2026, wind supplied 55% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 12%. Demand peaked at 41.2 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity averaged 64 g/kWh and the price £59.94/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.8 GW at 00:25. Solar generation peaked at 10.7 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (37 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (117 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £13.33/MWh at 12:30 to £114.09/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 62% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.837.7%Wind 20.3755.4%Gas 4.3311.8%Hydro 0.330.9%Biomass 1.865.1%Nuclear 2.948.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.8avgGeneration 32.7avgTransfers 1.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.2GW · 12:00
Low 26.0 · 04:55Avg 33.80–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 32.7Transfers 1.2 GW
Net imports33GWh
In
91 Out
58
Zero-carbon share81%of generation
Nuclear 9%Hydro 1%Wind 62%Solar 9%

Transfers · Wed 11 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Wednesday 11 March 2026, Great Britain imported 91 GWh and exported 58 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Wed 11 Mar
Imported
91GWh
Exported
58GWh
Net in
33GWh
Average net flow
1.37GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 6.3 GWhOut 6.2 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.08GWExporting

In 9.0 GWhOut 10.8 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.80GWImporting

In 67.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.11GWExporting

In 3.5 GWhOut 6.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.57GWExporting

In 0.6 GWhOut 14.4 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.68GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 20.4 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.20GWPumping

Generated 7.7 GWhPumped 12.4 GWh

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