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Great Britain’s electricity on Tuesday 17 March 2026

On Tuesday 17 March, demand averaged 33.5 GW. Renewables supplied 59%.

33.5GW AVERAGEWind18.36 GW50%Hydro0.44 GW1%Biomass1.90 GW5%Solar3.03 GW8%Gas5.10 GW14%Imports4.65 GW13%Nuclear3.55 GW10%33.5GW AVERAGE50%8%14%13%10%
Price
£85.03/MWh
Day average £85.03
Demand33.5GW
Generation 32.4Transfers 1.1
Fossil fuels14%
Renewables59%
Other27%
Carbon intensityLow
74g/kWh
0Day average 74300
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Key moments

On Tuesday 17 March 2026, wind supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and gas 14%. Demand peaked at 40.3 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 74 g/kWh and the price £85.03/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 20.0 GW at 10:20. Solar generation peaked at 11.7 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:30 (42 g/kWh) and highest at 18:00 (117 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £28.83/MWh at 12:30 to £135.51/MWh at 18:30. Wind made 57% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 37% across 2026 so far.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 3.038.2%Wind 18.3649.6%Gas 5.1013.8%Hydro 0.441.2%Biomass 1.905.1%Nuclear 3.559.6%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 33.5avgGeneration 32.4avgTransfers 1.1avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand40.3GW · 10:30
Low 26.1 · 05:15Avg 33.50–60 GW
Made in Great Britain97%of demand
Generation 32.4Transfers 1.1 GW
Net imports35GWh
In
108 Out
73
Zero-carbon share78%of generation
Nuclear 11%Hydro 1%Wind 57%Solar 9%

Transfers · Tue 17 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Tuesday 17 March 2026, Great Britain imported 108 GWh and exported 73 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Netherlands (20 GWh).

All interconnectors

Tue 17 Mar
Imported
108GWh
Exported
73GWh
Net in
35GWh
Average net flow
1.48GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.44GWExporting

In 2.8 GWhOut 13.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.59GWExporting

In 4.0 GWhOut 18.2 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.52GWImporting

In 84.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.13GWExporting

In 7.2 GWhOut 10.3 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.81GWExporting

In 0.2 GWhOut 19.7 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.07GWExporting

In 9.7 GWhOut 11.5 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.33GWPumping

Generated 3.2 GWhPumped 11.2 GWh

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