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Great Britain’s electricity on Saturday 14 March 2026

On Saturday 14 March, demand averaged 30.5 GW. Renewables supplied 34%.

30.5GW AVERAGEWind6.74 GW21%Hydro0.65 GW2%Biomass2.15 GW7%Solar3.28 GW10%Gas8.83 GW28%Imports6.73 GW21%Nuclear3.42 GW11%30.5GW AVERAGE21%10%28%21%11%
Price
£111.40/MWh
Day average £111.40
Demand30.5GW
Generation 25.1Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels28%
Renewables34%
Other39%
Carbon intensityModerate
139g/kWh
0Day average 139300
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Key moments

On Saturday 14 March 2026, gas supplied 28% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 21%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 19:30. Carbon intensity averaged 139 g/kWh and the price £111.40/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 00:35. Solar generation peaked at 11.5 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:30 (75 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (219 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £94.20/MWh at 10:30 to £146.90/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 35% 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 3.2810.3%Wind 6.7421.2%Gas 8.8327.8%Hydro 0.652.0%Biomass 2.156.8%Nuclear 3.4210.7%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.5avgGeneration 25.1avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.9GW · 19:30
Low 21.7 · 23:35Avg 30.50–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 25.1Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports127GWh
In
156 Out
29
Zero-carbon share56%of generation
Nuclear 14%Hydro 3%Wind 27%Solar 13%

Transfers · Sat 14 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Saturday 14 March 2026, Great Britain imported 156 GWh and exported 29 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (80 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sat 14 Mar
Imported
156GWh
Exported
29GWh
Net in
127GWh
Average net flow
5.27GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.65GWImporting

In 15.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.46GWImporting

In 12.9 GWhOut 1.9 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.32GWImporting

In 79.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.14GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 27.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.66GWImporting

In 16.0 GWhOut 0.2 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.33GWImporting

In 31.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.19GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 0.8 GWh

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