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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 13 March 2026

On Friday 13 March, demand averaged 34.7 GW. Renewables supplied 57%.

34.7GW AVERAGEWind18.24 GW49%Hydro0.56 GW2%Biomass1.71 GW5%Solar2.22 GW6%Gas5.62 GW15%Imports5.13 GW14%Nuclear3.44 GW9%34.7GW AVERAGE49%15%14%9%
Price
£77.62/MWh
Day average £77.62
Demand34.7GW
Generation 31.8Transfers 2.9
Fossil fuels15%
Renewables57%
Other28%
Carbon intensityLow
82g/kWh
0Day average 82300
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Key moments

On Friday 13 March 2026, wind supplied 49% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 15%. Demand peaked at 41.1 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 82 g/kWh and the price £77.62/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 22.9 GW at 04:50. Solar generation peaked at 8.2 GW at 11:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 04:00 (37 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (156 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from −£2.96/MWh at 04:30 to £130.86/MWh at 18:30. The price was below zero for 3 hours. Wind made 57% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2026 so far.

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Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.226.0%Wind 18.2449.4%Gas 5.6215.2%Hydro 0.561.5%Biomass 1.714.6%Nuclear 3.449.3%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 34.7avgGeneration 31.8avgTransfers 2.9avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.1GW · 11:00
Low 27.5 · 05:40Avg 34.70–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 31.8Transfers 2.9 GW
Net imports74GWh
In
118 Out
44
Zero-carbon share77%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 2%Wind 57%Solar 7%

Transfers · Fri 13 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 13 March 2026, Great Britain imported 118 GWh and exported 44 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (23 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 13 Mar
Imported
118GWh
Exported
44GWh
Net in
74GWh
Average net flow
3.09GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.53GWImporting

In 13.8 GWhOut 1.1 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.74GWImporting

In 17.9 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.85GWImporting

In 68.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.98GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 23.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.00GWIdle

In 6.7 GWhOut 6.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.06GWExporting

In 11.3 GWhOut 12.6 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 5.1 GWhPumped 10.4 GWh

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