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Great Britain’s electricity on Thursday 19 March 2026

On Thursday 19 March, demand averaged 31.2 GW. Renewables supplied 23%.

31.2GW AVERAGEWind3.03 GW9%Hydro0.68 GW2%Biomass2.73 GW8%Solar3.80 GW12%Gas12.17 GW37%Imports6.61 GW20%Nuclear3.99 GW12%31.2GW AVERAGE9%8%12%37%20%12%
Price
£117.79/MWh
Day average £117.79
Demand31.2GW
Generation 26.4Transfers 4.8
Fossil fuels37%
Renewables23%
Other40%
Carbon intensityHigh
176g/kWh
0Day average 176300
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Key moments

On Thursday 19 March 2026, gas supplied 37% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 37.1 GW at 10:30. Carbon intensity averaged 176 g/kWh and the price £117.79/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 00:00. Solar generation peaked at 13.6 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 12:00 (109 g/kWh) and highest at 17:30 (221 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £96.22/MWh at 00:00 to £169.13/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 46% 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 3.8011.5%Wind 3.039.2%Gas 12.1736.8%Hydro 0.682.1%Biomass 2.738.3%Nuclear 3.9912.1%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.2avgGeneration 26.4avgTransfers 4.8avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.1GW · 10:30
Low 23.2 · 04:35Avg 31.20–40 GW
Made in Great Britain85%of demand
Generation 26.4Transfers 4.8 GW
Net imports118GWh
In
157 Out
39
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 3%Wind 11%Solar 14%

Transfers · Thu 19 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Thursday 19 March 2026, Great Britain imported 157 GWh and exported 39 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (96 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (24 GWh).

All interconnectors

Thu 19 Mar
Imported
157GWh
Exported
39GWh
Net in
118GWh
Average net flow
4.91GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.54GWImporting

In 15.3 GWhOut 2.3 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.05GWImporting

In 8.2 GWhOut 7.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.99GWImporting

In 95.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.02GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 24.4 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.21GWImporting

In 10.6 GWhOut 5.6 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.13GWImporting

In 27.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.08GWPumping

Generated 1.6 GWhPumped 3.4 GWh

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