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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 20 March 2026

On Friday 20 March, demand averaged 31.1 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

31.1GW AVERAGEWind3.86 GW12%Hydro0.64 GW2%Biomass2.95 GW9%Solar2.84 GW9%Gas11.32 GW34%Imports7.42 GW22%Nuclear4.03 GW12%31.1GW AVERAGE12%9%9%34%22%12%
Price
£125.71/MWh
Day average £125.71
Demand31.1GW
Generation 25.6Transfers 5.5
Fossil fuels34%
Renewables22%
Other44%
Carbon intensityHigh
170g/kWh
0Day average 170300
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Key moments

On Friday 20 March 2026, gas supplied 34% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 37.5 GW at 11:00. Carbon intensity averaged 170 g/kWh and the price £125.71/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 4.9 GW at 18:45. Solar generation peaked at 10.5 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity was lowest at 11:30 (124 g/kWh) and highest at 18:30 (210 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £106.53/MWh at 14:00 to £151.31/MWh at 09:00. Gas made 44% 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 2.848.6%Wind 3.8611.7%Gas 11.3234.2%Hydro 0.641.9%Biomass 2.958.9%Nuclear 4.0312.2%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 31.1avgGeneration 25.6avgTransfers 5.5avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand37.5GW · 11:00
Low 22.2 · 05:05Avg 31.10–40 GW
Made in Great Britain82%of demand
Generation 25.6Transfers 5.5 GW
Net imports130GWh
In
173 Out
42
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 16%Hydro 2%Wind 15%Solar 11%

Transfers · Fri 20 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 20 March 2026, Great Britain imported 173 GWh and exported 42 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (96 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (32 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 20 Mar
Imported
173GWh
Exported
42GWh
Net in
130GWh
Average net flow
5.42GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.76GWImporting

In 19.1 GWhOut 0.8 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.10GWImporting

In 9.2 GWhOut 6.7 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.99GWImporting

In 95.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.33GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 31.8 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.49GWImporting

In 15.0 GWhOut 3.1 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.07GWGenerating

Generated 5.4 GWhPumped 3.6 GWh

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