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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 16 March 2026

On Monday 16 March, demand averaged 35.0 GW. Renewables supplied 56%.

35.0GW AVERAGEWind18.84 GW51%Hydro0.46 GW1%Biomass1.58 GW4%Solar1.42 GW4%Gas6.45 GW17%Imports4.66 GW13%Nuclear3.50 GW9%35.0GW AVERAGE51%17%13%9%
Price
£102.18/MWh
Day average £102.18
Demand35.0GW
Generation 32.2Transfers 2.7
Fossil fuels17%
Renewables56%
Other26%
Carbon intensityLow
86g/kWh
0Day average 86300
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Key moments

On Monday 16 March 2026, wind supplied 51% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 17%. Demand peaked at 41.4 GW at 15:50. Carbon intensity averaged 86 g/kWh and the price £102.18/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.5 GW at 00:55. Solar generation peaked at 5.9 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 00:00 (52 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (142 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £24.27/MWh at 00:00 to £147.04/MWh at 18:00. Wind made 58% 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 1.423.9%Wind 18.8451.0%Gas 6.4517.5%Hydro 0.461.2%Biomass 1.584.3%Nuclear 3.509.5%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 35.0avgGeneration 32.2avgTransfers 2.7avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand41.4GW · 15:50
Low 26.1 · 04:05Avg 35.00–60 GW
Made in Great Britain92%of demand
Generation 32.2Transfers 2.7 GW
Net imports65GWh
In
106 Out
41
Zero-carbon share75%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 58%Solar 4%

Transfers · Mon 16 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 16 March 2026, Great Britain imported 106 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (67 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (11 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 16 Mar
Imported
106GWh
Exported
41GWh
Net in
65GWh
Average net flow
2.71GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.15GWImporting

In 9.5 GWhOut 5.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.13GWImporting

In 8.8 GWhOut 5.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.79GWImporting

In 67.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.39GWExporting

In 1.7 GWhOut 11.1 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.05GWExporting

In 8.0 GWhOut 9.3 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.08GWImporting

In 11.0 GWhOut 9.1 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWGenerating

Generated 5.8 GWhPumped 5.4 GWh

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