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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 12 March 2026

On Thursday 12 March, demand averaged 35.3 GW. Renewables supplied 61%.

35.3GW AVERAGEWind21.46 GW57%Hydro0.58 GW2%Biomass1.57 GW4%Solar0.77 GW2%Gas4.34 GW12%Imports5.38 GW14%Nuclear3.25 GW9%35.3GW AVERAGE57%12%14%9%
Price
£85.77/MWh
Day average £85.77
Demand35.3GW
Generation 32.0Transfers 3.3
Fossil fuels12%
Renewables61%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
69g/kWh
0Day average 69300
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Key moments

On Thursday 12 March 2026, wind supplied 57% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 12%. Demand peaked at 42.3 GW at 18:50. Carbon intensity averaged 69 g/kWh and the price £85.77/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.7 GW at 05:00. Solar generation peaked at 3.0 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 23:00 (41 g/kWh) and highest at 17:00 (95 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£1.06/MWh at 23:30 to £139.93/MWh at 19:00. The price was below zero for 0.5 hours. Wind made 67% 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 0.772.1%Wind 21.4657.5%Gas 4.3411.6%Hydro 0.581.5%Biomass 1.574.2%Nuclear 3.258.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.3avgGeneration 32.0avgTransfers 3.3avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand42.3GW · 18:50
Low 26.2 · 05:10Avg 35.30–60 GW
Made in Great Britain91%of demand
Generation 32.0Transfers 3.3 GW
Net imports78GWh
In
122 Out
44
Zero-carbon share82%of generation
Nuclear 10%Hydro 2%Wind 67%Solar 2%

Transfers · Thu 12 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 12 March 2026, Great Britain imported 122 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (61 GWh), and the most exports went to Norway (12 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 12 Mar
Imported
122GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
78GWh
Average net flow
3.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.32GWImporting

In 13.9 GWhOut 6.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.63GWImporting

In 20.4 GWhOut 5.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.48GWImporting

In 61.3 GWhOut 1.7 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.28GWExporting

In 4.8 GWhOut 11.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.28GWImporting

In 14.3 GWhOut 7.5 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.18GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 11.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.06GWGenerating

Generated 7.1 GWhPumped 5.6 GWh

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