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Great Britain’s electricity on Sunday 22 March 2026

On Sunday 22 March, demand averaged 28.8 GW. Renewables supplied 29%.

28.8GW AVERAGEWind5.60 GW19%Hydro0.52 GW2%Biomass2.70 GW9%Solar2.61 GW9%Gas6.40 GW21%Imports8.05 GW27%Nuclear4.34 GW14%28.8GW AVERAGE19%9%9%21%27%14%
Price
£121.63/MWh
Day average £121.63
Demand28.8GW
Generation 22.2Transfers 6.6
Fossil fuels21%
Renewables29%
Other50%
Carbon intensityModerate
126g/kWh
0Day average 126300
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Key moments

On Sunday 22 March 2026, gas supplied 21% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 19%. Demand peaked at 34.5 GW at 18:35. Carbon intensity averaged 126 g/kWh and the price £121.63/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.5 GW at 02:55. Solar generation peaked at 9.8 GW at 12:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 10:00 (77 g/kWh) and highest at 19:30 (192 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £99.49/MWh at 06:00 to £172.97/MWh at 18:30. Gas made 29% 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 2.618.6%Wind 5.6018.5%Gas 6.4021.2%Hydro 0.521.7%Biomass 2.709.0%Nuclear 4.3414.4%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 28.8avgGeneration 22.2avgTransfers 6.6avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.5GW · 18:35
Low 22.5 · 05:00Avg 28.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain77%of demand
Generation 22.2Transfers 6.6 GW
Net imports162GWh
In
188 Out
27
Zero-carbon share59%of generation
Nuclear 20%Hydro 2%Wind 25%Solar 12%

Transfers · Sun 22 Mar

Interconnectors and storage

On Sunday 22 March 2026, Great Britain imported 188 GWh and exported 27 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (84 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (27 GWh).

All interconnectors

Sun 22 Mar
Imported
188GWh
Exported
27GWh
Net in
162GWh
Average net flow
6.73GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average1.00GWImporting

In 24.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.96GWImporting

In 23.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average3.49GWImporting

In 83.8 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average1.11GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 26.7 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average1.00GWImporting

In 23.9 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average1.40GWImporting

In 33.5 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.14GWPumping

Generated 4.9 GWhPumped 8.3 GWh

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